Mali Moir began her career as botanical artist in 1993 at the National Herbarium of Victoria. Combining botanical and horticultural knowledge with artistic skills Mali has contributed pen and ink drawings for Flora of Victoria, Flora of Australia, Mulleria and other scientific publications. By working closely with botanists, Mali has gained an understanding of the importance of scientific accuracy, the fundamentals of precise measurement and thorough depiction of detail. She teaches botanical illustration in association with the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, at private art groups and conducts workshops in Victoria, interstate and overseas.
“Understanding styles and construction of 18th Century furniture”
Thursday 17th May 2012
Over the last 20 years Jamie has given many talks for different institutions and AAADA.
On Thursday 17th May Jamie gave a talk as part of the Autumn/Winter Victorian Seminar Series 2012 run by the AAADA, “Understanding styles and construction of 18th Century furniture”, he thoroughly enjoyed sharing his knowledge and stories with his guests.
Jamie has decided to do this more often and is going to hold several free talks a year in the showroom about decorating with antiques, maintaining your furniture and collections, restoring damaged pieces and general stories of furnishing and the arts.
If you wish to be on the invitation list please send Jamie an email on jamie@allpress-antiques.com.au.
A Framed Copper Engraved World Map by Thomas Bowen 1780 “The World including the late discoveries by Captain Cook and other circum navigators. Carefully laid down to the present time by Thomas Bowen”
Framed H. 47 cm Framed W. 65 cm Map H. 29 cm Map W. 48cm
A Framed Map of ‘GLOUCESTER SHIRE By Robert Morden 1695 – 1730 An interesting and attractive framed hand coloured copperplate engraving map of Gloucestershire First published by Robert Morden in 1695, which appeared in Camden’s Britannia (London: Swale, Awnshaw & Churchill, 1695 – 1772) H. 40 cm W. 47 cm
A Very Large Important ‘Atlas of Australian Resources’ Featuring full colour illustrations of mineral deposits, soils, rainfall, temperatures, agriculture, population, forest, railways, drainage and much more.
