Wear a Waterhouse

A couple of new resources for wearing fashionable clothing inspired by Waterhouse.

First, this seller on ebay often has tank dresses featuring full-screens of Waterhouse artwork. There are none for sale right now, but he does have this very neat tank top featuring my favorite Waterhouse.


And here's a new shirt on Etsy I really love. Sadly, not available in my size. :(

How to Spend It

As an homage to the Brotherhood, and a preview to the upcoming V&A exhibit "The Cult of Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement", actress Bonnie Wright from Harry Potter fame took a series of *stunning* images one can browse on the "How to Spend It" feature website. The website also includes a behind the scenes video.

Google Art Project

Now that Google has conquered the view of city streets, they're moving their street view technology to art museums, including the Tate! Soon, we could have views available of Pre-Raphaelite artworks almost as if we were walking through the museum itself!

Sadly, the Tate doesn't seem to be on the list of available museums yet, but the above linked article says that it should eventually be.

I still eagerly await the day when I can visit England and the Pre-Raphaelite art itself, but in the mean time, this is a pretty brilliant thing.

ETA: Thanks to Hermes for pointing out his post on this topic from two days ago, while I was without internet! Whoops! And the Tate IS on the list.

Olivia Grant

I always delight when I find new-to-me actresses whose looks strike me as particularly Pre-Raphaelite. I just recently finished watching series 1 of the BBC show Lark Rise to Candleford (an excellent series), and the actress Olivia Grant ensorcelled me with her luminous pale skin and enormous pale eyes. If she was truly from the Victorian era, I think she would have been a stunner for certain.




Particularly, she looks like she could have been the model for this artwork, Hope by Burne-Jones (thanks Jen for the ID!)

Closing on our first house continues, packing is fast and furious. Apologies for the quiet around this blog, but there's good reason!

What is a Phlumbudge?

Searching through Christies' records of past lots sold, I came across a listing for a Burne-Jones set of cartoons and drawings. I am a sucker for his caricature work, and I was captivated by the descriptions of what was included in the lot. I especially loved this part:

The album also contains some of the whimsical drawings that Burne-Jones was always making. Connoisseurs will recognise such familiar themes as the amorous love-birds and the 'wallypug', one of a series of amiable mythical beasts (the 'phlumbudge', a fat little bird, was another) with which he entertained his children - children, that is, of all ages, including, as his wife put it, 'the child that was always in himself' (Memorials II, p. 66).

There is no image of a wallypug or a phlumbudge. What do you think they look like?

A Red House Christmas

Merry Christmas, to all who celebrate it. Happy Holidays to everyone! As a Christmas treat, I wanted to share a link to another blog (William Morris Fan Club) that has featured an incredible tour of William Morris' Red House, including many details I had not seen.

Part 1: Pilgrimage to Red House


Part 2: Red House Hallways: Welcome


Part 3: Red House: The Main Rooms


Part 4: Red House Ceilings


My husband and I are working on closing on our own first house together. Please wish us luck as we create our own small piece of the Pre-Raphaelite dream...a Home.

The Muse Inspects Her Portrait

Image Source Unknown, found on Tumblr.