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!

u.s.a.

For those in the states, have a lovely 4th of July!

happy weekend

It's been fun guest blogging over at Black Eiffel, sharing a few of my own odd little collections. (Do people think I'm completely crazy after seeing what I collect? Maybe.)

The image above is of Bee and C with their rock collections, which we keep in old shoe boxes. When we've been outside all day I inevitably find a rock or two at the bottom of my purse, stashed for safe keeping when I wasn't paying attention. I love looking back through their rocks and remembering.. this one is from our favorite playground in Brooklyn, this one we found while we were apple picking with our friends, this little round one we found at the beach, worn smooth by the waves.

People wonder why I collect things like ticket stubs and it's because those little pieces of paper take me back. Who I was with, what we saw, sometimes little details like what I was wearing or where we ate or how the sky looked when we walked back to the subway. They make me remember details I would otherwise forget.

Here's to a weekend worth remembering!

guest blogging

Most designers collect something. Old type specimen catalogs, vintage typewriter ribbon tins, french soap packaging, etc. I recently read Collections of Nothing, by William Davies King, a book about King's own odd collections (cereal boxes, water bottle labels, skeleton keys.. just to name a few). I loved King's book, but it was a memoir about collecting, what we collect and why... and what I really wanted was to spend some time with his actual collections.

This week I'll be guest blogging at Black*Eiffel. I've decided to share several of my own "collections of nothing"..  one or two a day through Saturday. I hope you'll join us.

found objects

A few of my favorite dry cleaning tags, courtesy of my old Brooklyn neighborhood. 

found objects

I spent a lot of time walking around Brooklyn with my kids in the stroller, and there was always some lovely treasure sitting on the sidewalk waiting for me. Dry cleaning tickets, valet parking stubs, and a plethora of playing cards.