Tuesday
Jan052010
a collection a day
You may remember my love of collections. I especially like odd collections of things people usually don't collect, like playing cards found on the street, produce stickers, found leaves, etc. When I guest blogged at Black Eiffel last year, I shared some of my little "Collections of Nothing".
So you can imagine my delight when I saw one of my favorite artists Lisa Congdon has started a new blog this year, called A Collection a Day, where she'll be sharing her own collections. So far her collections have included erasers, paintbrushes, and pencil lead cases. It's only the 5th of January and I can't wait for the rest of 2010!
01.5.2010
Reader Comments (18)
What a neat post! I like to collect (though not always in tangible form) heart shapes found in nature--I've seen hearts in the swirl of bark on the trunk of a tree, leaves, clouds, stones, bits of wood.
I too, like you and Lisa, am a collector of odds and ends! I love seeing others collections. amazing!
ox
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I'm so glad you shared this! I love little collections! Says so much about people.
wow... thanx for this awesome post. It reminded me of the summer I spent collecting feathers that landed in my yard and "planting them in a pot plant as a display. I never understood why no-one got it but me!
i love the simple repetition in these images. lovely!
i am a collection lover too.
my kids are good collectors :)
What a neat idea! Collections are so neat to look through :)
~ Kristen
Looking at the packages of lead was like looking in my desk drawer, how neat!
this was my fave!!! so inspired!
XO.
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Beautiful Brooke - you have a great eye. And I love Lisa (and Stephanie)'s work. Thanks for the tip!
I love looking at other people's collections. Lisa's collections are wonderful and remind me of all the photos from the organized collection group at flickr. I like to collect as well, but I never know how to safely and sanely store all of it! (Hence I try to limit my collecting.)
love your eraser collection - reminds me of my school days! what a fun post.
So happy to know about this! Thank you for sharing the link. Bookmarking now...
I really liked the original post you did - and now I'm even more excited to have a collection a day to visit :) Thanks so much for blogging about this - I'm just thrilled. Oh and I read the book Collections of Nothing. I'm sure it was because of your recommendation. Thanks!
Kristin - The Goat
I love this post, it has inspired me, I am a collect-a-phobe, I live a very lean existence but your small found object collections are very creative (as always!).
xo,
Miss B.
Love these! Especially the erasers. These would look great assembled in those picture box frames.
My husband just gave me a beautiful set of playing cards based on these ones from the mid-1700s. Makes me feel like collecting...
Love these! Especially the erasers. These would look great assembled in those picture box frames.
My husband just gave me a beautiful set of playing cards based on these ones from the mid-1700s. Makes me feel like collecting...