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Restoring the Lost Sense – February 4, 2029

"The daughter of the beach and of the wind." From The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales For My Children by Charles Kingsley and illustrated by Helen Monro, 1855.

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[Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]

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Restoring the Lost Sense – January 30, 2029

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From Astounding, 1956.

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Strange Dreams – December 23, 2028

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From Youth's Companion, 1850.

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If you have a strange dream to share, send it along!

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#vintage illustration #vintage christmas #christmas #dream #santa #illustration #st. nicholas #1850s

Restoring the Lost Sense – December 18, 2028

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From Santiago by Ann Nolan Clark, 1855.

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Restoring the Lost Sense – November 13, 2028

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From The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales For My Children by Charles Kingsley and illustrated by Helen Monro, 1855.

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Restoring the Lost Sense – October 29, 2028

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"Go feed thy tortoise thyself." From The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales For My Children by Charles Kingsley and illustrated by Helen Monro, 1855.

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Restoring the Lost Sense – October 16, 2028

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From The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales For My Children by Charles Kingsley and illustrated by Helen Monro, 1855.

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Restoring the Lost Sense – September 30, 2028

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From Meat-Eaters by Lucy Guernsey, 1858.

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Restoring the Lost Sense – September 20, 2028

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From Four and Twenty Fairy Tales, 1858.

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Restoring the Lost Sense – September 19, 2028

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From Old Nurse's Book of Rhymes, Jingles and Ditties, written and illustrated by Charles H. Bennett, 1858.

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Restoring the Lost Sense – August 24, 2028

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From Old Nurse's Book of Rhymes, Jingles and Ditties, written and illustrated by Charles H. Bennett, 1858.

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Restoring the Lost Sense – August 12, 2028

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From The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales For My Children by Charles Kingsley and illustrated by Helen Monro, 1855.

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Restoring the Lost Sense – July 22, 2028

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From Old Nurse's Book of Rhymes, Jingles and Ditties, written and illustrated by Charles H. Bennett, 1858.

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#vintage illustration #anthropomorphism #sheep #wool #illustration #black sheep #1850s

Restoring the Lost Sense – July 9, 2028

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From The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales For My Children by Charles Kingsley and illustrated by Helen Monro, 1855.

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Restoring the Lost Sense – June 22, 2028

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From Old Nurse's Book of Rhymes, Jingles and Ditties, written and illustrated by Charles H. Bennett, 1858.

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Nonsense Dept. – May 23, 2028

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From Old Nurse's Book of Rhymes, Jingles and Ditties, written and illustrated by Charles H. Bennett, 1858.

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Restoring the Lost Sense – May 12, 2028

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"They vowed before the sun and the night." From The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales For My Children by Charles Kingsley and illustrated by Helen Monro, 1855.

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