247. Daydream Believer
atelier ying, nyc
I was humming this 1967 song by The Monkees into the New Year.
"Vraye Foy" is the old French words for True Faith, which was Boswell's family motto for centuries.
The unlikely combination of Boswell's fertile 18th-century London provides a backdrop for the famed pop music band which for a time surpassed record charts of the Beatles in the 60's. Both the Monkees and James Boswell were young-in-spirit stars of their time. The pop band would have fared better and lasted longer in the simpler surroundings of Samuel Johnson's era.
A humble 18th century bachelor's flat is converted into a hideaway rehearsal studio for the band. Roast Beef, bread and Ale is in constant supply for the guests. A commemorative English tea set has the Monkees iconic guitar emblem made into a silver toast rack, Micky Dolenz's drum set becomes a tea bowl with tea caddy, and Davy Jones' tambourine forms a miniature tea strainer. A mahogany lap desk or writing box for the songwriters is always stocked with stationery embossed with the crest of Vraye Foy. The writing table is next to the bed, which is for daydreaming.
For Cathy, my lovely homecoming queen.
Design, concepts, text and drawing are copyright 2015 by David Lo.l
247. Daydream Believer
atelier ying, nyc
I was humming this 1967 song by The Monkees into the New Year.
"Vraye Foy" is the old French words for True Faith, which was Boswell's family motto for centuries.
The unlikely combination of Boswell's fertile 18th-century London provides a backdrop for the famed pop music band which for a time surpassed record charts of the Beatles in the 60's. Both the Monkees and James Boswell were young-in-spirit stars of their time. The pop band would have fared better and lasted longer in the simpler surroundings of Samuel Johnson's era.
A humble 18th century bachelor's flat is converted into a hideaway rehearsal studio for the band. Roast Beef, bread and Ale is in constant supply for the guests. A commemorative English tea set has the Monkees iconic guitar emblem made into a silver toast rack, Micky Dolenz's drum set becomes a tea bowl with tea caddy, and Davy Jones' tambourine forms a miniature tea strainer. A mahogany lap desk or writing box for the songwriters is always stocked with stationery embossed with the crest of Vraye Foy. The writing table is next to the bed, which is for daydreaming.
For Cathy, my lovely homecoming queen.
Design, concepts, text and drawing are copyright 2015 by David Lo.l