Importance Of Being Earnest Stickers

The Importance of Being Earnest - Alternative Movie Poster

Part of my supermarket coaster series spoofing Penguin classic books and plays. Oscar Wilde was sending up the staid etiquette of nineteenth century Britain; I am satirising that a stripped down Aldi store is far from elegant refinement - no butler here - and that's how I like it!

You Know what I mean Verne. Ernest was a man we could rely on to teach, love and inspire

Self love is about having the value to know that you are important

Never Underestimate the Importance of Being Properly CaffeinatedGrab Life by the Coffee

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The best scapegoats always seem to show up when they're least wanted.

Door County, Wisconsin USA the importance of being | Matthew Blum

The Importance of Being Oscar....

The title page of an early print of Oscar Wilde's classic comedy 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. Mounted on a sheet of marbled bookbinding paper in lilac and blue but you will need your own cucumber sandwiches and handbag...'A Handbag!!!'

Never the importance of being properly caffeinated

The importance of being you is about taking care of yourself.

Another great illustration from renowned artist Paul Cemmick's Movie Stars Collection

Celebrated 19th Century Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet and author.

Colour digital art inspired by colourised photo

“Muffins should always be eaten quite calmly, as it is the only way to eat them!” The Importance of Being Ernest

In the big whiteletters arranged in a simple block format, this is a famous Oscar Wilde quote: I ADORE SIMPLE PLEASURES; THEY ARE THE LAST REFUGE OF THE COMPLEX.

Author Oscar Wilde (portrait by Chris Schweizer)

Lady Bracknell is not amused!

Lettering of an Oscar Wilde quote. Created as part of my weekly project: Bookish Lettering. Find more on bookishlettering.tumblr.com