Mushrooms, zebras, and shells
While I’ve consciously been buying vintage goods for the last couple of years, I realize deeply each day that I’ve had a retro-soul my entire life.
When I was a child, I connected more with my elders than my peers; the stories about the adventures of my great aunts, great-grandma, and grandparents always soothed me to sleep.
I still remember the very first item I curated my own collection without having it handed to me. My first vintage purchase was a framed vintage illustration of a spring scene. I can still feel the homemade wooden frame and see the pencil mark under the picture whenever I close my eyes. I bought it from a vintage fair and would invent imaginative stories about who the illustrator was and what made the spring place so special to him.
I’ve always loved a good narrative, and I find the vintage aesthetic useful as conversation starter, especially with older generations. It’s always exciting to hear about their good and wild times from other decades.
I love knowing that vintage illustrations had a previous life and owning one gives it a new life.
Amazing how a century-old illustration still looks better than most of the illustrations today, isn’t it?
Mushrooms
Mushroom Illustrations from The 19th-20th Century
Take a peek into how science was being studied and visualized in the 19th and 20th centuries. Even with the advancement of photography, the art of scientific illustration is still very much alive.
Believe it or not, photography has limitations in research. So scientific illustration can fill in the gaps by illustrating processes, extinct specimens, anatomy, and highlighting more specific objects.
Vintage mushroom illustrations are also a fantastic resource for details. Check how mushrooms were illustrated back in time.
Zebras
Fascinating Vintage Illustration Resource About African Animals and Ecology
The daily interpretation of zebras in Africa has deep meaning. Zebras represent a person who doesn't follow anyone's else’s rules. And you won't find them interested in anyone's lives except their own.
They have characteristics that are definitely different in every sense of the world. People with zebra-like characteristics are said to embrace their individuality, nourishing it in their arts, inventions, investments, and business.
Shells
Antique Scientific Illustrations of Shells
In Feng Shui, shells invoke flashback memories of your childhood days at the seashore.
Shells are more like a representation of a beautiful tropical paradise in your dreams where you want no stress, no worries, and lots of sunshine.
Shells, like a shield, also refers to the surrounding barrier around us, our home, and the external world.
Art, history, time, style–these are the words you used the most to describe vintage.
Every time I see something vintage, I see more soul to them than the modern mass-produced things, and they remind me of the times when even inexpensive, everyday use times were made beautiful, not just for plain utility only.
Purchase Vintage Illustrations
Our Vintage Illustrations are available for purchase. Once framed, the illustration will add some vintage nostalgia to your bedroom, bathroom, or office. It’s best to purchase it for a birthday gift or for anyone who loves vintage illustrations.
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-Kyle, Stefan & Holly