Brown paper zine pages

 

Finished off the drawings for a couple of pages of my zine tonight...more pictures of things I didn't buy at the op shop.  That thing at the bottom of the top picture's a banana protector, in case you're wondering!

Whew, getting there!  I think I'll need to make another zine just to fit in all the things I didn't buy from the op shop today...a whole lot of creepy dolls, knitted cushion covers, a decanter in the perfect shade of mint green...

This is...

Have you seen Miroslav Sasek's "This is" books?  They're from the late 1950s to the 1970s and they're beautifully illustrated.  Since I discovered them I've been having a tour of the world from my own lounge!  These images  are from This is San Fransisco:

And these are from This is Australia:

Miroslav Sasek is an excellent tour guide, with a poetic way of observing things.  I wish he had done a This is New Zealand!

These retired buffalo are from This is Texas.

The series is described as being "for children of all ages, even adults!" 

 My next stop? This is Ireland.