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July 17, 2009
Pages from the Sketchbook #6
I have been thinking a lot about space and decoration in the past few days. Mostly pondering how to decorate a room with all the goodies I already own. Which are a lot. Among them, I have a few frames bought at thrift shops. While the notion of clustering empty frames up on a wall popped up everywhere in the design world about two years ago, I still enjoy the concept behind it. Grouping collections.
We group artifacts of the same kind in one spot all the time, for convenience, practicality, sentimentality. Most of us have a shoe box or treasure box full of old photographs, our grandma's old jewelry, notes you used to pass on to your BFF back in high school, love letters (received and unsent), or even your first few fallen teeth. Rainy Sundays usually prompt you to sit on the edge of your bed (with the intention of tidying things up a bit before the week rolls around) and revisit all these memories and collections. A smile or a tear may show up. Sometimes those items move from their often visited place in a shoebox to the trash can, as you realize that all those love letters and birthday cards an old flame wrote to you were all lies. Our collections aren't even permanent. Time, like it does on everything else, takes its toll on them.
What do you collect? How often do you revisit it? If you have pictures or stories about collections, how about you share them with us. I'll be delighted to hear about your rainy Sunday rediscoveries. :)
As always, click on image to view bigger. Hearts.
Posted by starmagn at July 17, 2009 01:52 AM
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I wish I collected frames - with photos in them. I really need to print more photos.
LOVE the idea of different size and shaped frames.
Having moved so often between coutries, I don't really collect anything - except crap that I should get rid of, sadly.
Suggestions welcome. :)
Posted by: Nicole at July 17, 2009 02:22 AM
I love your scetchbook, I really need to start one!
Posted by: missy cochran - photographer at July 18, 2009 12:49 PM
I am currently taking a studio class called "The Paradigm of Collecting" and we discuss stuff like this every class, I love it!
Posted by: Mesh and Lace at July 28, 2009 01:13 AM