A surprise O and an X today when I processed this scan

I was holding down an A4 sheet on the scanner today,

my shirt button has an O and an X, excellent . . .

We have sourced and had cut this Table Cut gem Cubic Zirconia in the same way as a 17th Century diamond cutter would have done it, leaving the round edges unpolished. Cleaving a macle to allow a view into the gem, then simply polishing the existing sides of an octagonal crystal.

A client loved this antique 14ct bell and asked Barbara to make her a pair from 925Silver sheet

The stamped earrings with articulated hooks were completed today, only we are now really wondering what the stamped letters mean. Does anyone have a clue to pass on to us?

I bought these from Mrs Senior at Lock, Stock & Barrel in about 1979, Bebe's friend whose face I can still see so clearly today was a huge jewellery collector but her name has faded unfortunately.

My 'Essex crystal' ring in the Urban_Archaeology collection

Barbara just posted on Facebook the Essex crystal painted dog button she is interested in . . . my detailed research says that the clear English crystal found at Essex was all taken out by the mid 1700's. I guess Essex crystal has been taken on by the trade as a broad category description? I love this painted piece, our one in the collection is a genuine Essex piece as it has the internally carved crest of the •sixth son of the Burgess family c1680. I'll include a shot of the piece and the page from 'Crests' - I. P. Elven published in c1815. Their family motto is "Patience makes burdens lighter" • the fleur-de-lis denotes the 6th son.

Barbara has a fashion gig coming up so I've been immersed in her 1980s archive . . .

and I've also been posting (bits of) my own late 1960s designer archive on my Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.enright.7
Yes, and some artworks and found photos as well . . . . a  pretty grainy iPhone pic of a matchstick dimensional collage.

I spent my first eight years at Dutton Park State School on Annerley Road, Webster's biscuit factory was across from the playground and Boggo Road Jail was next door

Sounds horrible but wide spaces and treed environs but the smell of the cooking biscuits wafted across the school rooms at times . . . who ever the graphic illustrator was, he certainly represented my lifestyle as a boy of the 1950s, thats for sure.

The original .gif animations are worthy of a good look, go make a coffee now

I found these on a French design site I follow, called Fubiz, here is the 0 . . .

but the original work of Malika Favre in London is here.

Staying on the artistic figural theme - the work of Bruno Walpoth

We have the Australian artist - Ricky Swallow

and the northern hemisphere has Bruno Walpoth - here is his web link, enjoy.

I found his work on a blog I follow - laughingsquid

Another figural alphabet surfaced this week - from a young Greek designer Anastasia Mastrakouli

here is the O and the X

posted on three different blogs this week, I first found it here

In about 1977 - Rita Brand in NYC did an alphabet set with her own body in yoga letters, I have searched and even tried to email her for another copy but no response unfortunately . . .

Dedicated ephemeral-male followers will know I love to find and enhance circles - another one this week

another image mystery, not from Tumblr though . . .

nearly 3000 downloaded and found images in March 2013, all stored in the titled folders to become some sort of art or another artist book.

X and O - Details from 1877 English album purchased via eBay

eleven (found) Xs and Os - for Easter 2013 all via Eric Baker in NYC

Just need to repost this - found X and O (from a follower)

http://katherinebowman.blogspot.com.au/

Two new early victorian scrap books virtually intact, sourced from T um' at Stafford, Brisbane

Found on eBay by Scott, fresh from the UK and onto my scanner. Any fox image is snapped up by Barbara for her 'dog' collection. This letterpress, engraved and die-cut scrap is perfect.

Click here for the larger version in a new window

A circle and several crosses on a loaf made by our client and artisan baker - Phil Agnew

This pic is from Pip's blog here - go and enjoy his wonderful texts and superb images!

If you go to his most recent blog posts it shows the family's new oven being constructed, he mentions going for a new job but I can't find the outcome of that second interview on line?

Pip is the new partner of Natalie Ferguson (Nat) who is also a young talented graphic designer, best friends and jewellery clients of ours.

Postcard finds in Oatlands, Tasmania

*---X school

Another card to file in: free information/the writings on the wall

Two postcards - Maeshowe Chambered Cairn

Entrance to central chamber - view from the air

Ministry of public buildings and public works

Crown copyright Printed in Great Britian

Two Trusty Servant cards from Winchester College I haven't seen before - both photographic cards by A W Kerr Surrey with One figure in the landscape . . .

Search this blog for the other sets and items on this early emblematic figure which forms part of the Urban Archaeology Collection