Sunday 6 October 2013

Industry


I was intending to illustrate the motor industry until I read next week's topic so I hastily changed my mind.  This stamp card shows a stamp issued in 1999 as part of the twelve series that celebrated the millenium.  It was one of four illustrating "The Inventor's Tale", and shows an industrial worker and a blast furnace to represent the discovery of steam power by James Watt.

It's a strong image, one that I like, and it reminds me of part of the opening ceremony during the 2012 Olympics in London.



This is a post for Sunday Stamps, now hosted by Violet Sky at "See it on a Postcard!"

9 comments:

  1. I used one of the 'Tales' series too but I have never seen this one, what a great stamp. I will never forget the 'industrial' part of the Olympic ceremony and its what sprang to mind with me too.

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  2. I thought about Blake's "dark Satanic mills" myself. A powerful stamp, so appropriate for today. thank you for participating.

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  3. A very original design, I missed this series.

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  4. What a beautiful stamp indeed!

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  5. I love it how this man is depicted...strong, muscular, yet has this tired, weary face...

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  6. The image is both strong and a bit scary.

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  7. Hi Sheila! Strong indeed! Now, I gotta read about that "Inventor's Tale"...

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  8. I like the stamp, especially the man, but there is nothing on it that is anything like a blast furnace - I worked on one in my first graduate trainee project in the 1960s.

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