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This is a blog documenting a project that will span exactly one year, from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010. On each of those 365 days, I will photograph or draw (and occasionally paint) one collection. Most of the collections are real and exist in my home or studio; those I will photograph. Some are imagined; those I will draw or (occasionally) paint.
Since I was a young girl, I have been obsessed both with collecting and with arranging, organizing and displaying my collections. This is my attempt to document my collections, both the real and the imagined. Some of my collections are so large that I will need to photograph them separately over several days. I will likely not attempt to photograph collections in which the individual pieces are large in size or awkward in shape (i.e. my art collection or vintage enamel dishware collection). The only rule is that I must photograph or draw a whole or part of a collection each day for 365 days and post the result here on this blog.
The practice of collecting and documenting collections is as old as the hills. I want onlookers here to know that I do not profess to be doing anything new or unique or ingenious. I am embarking on this project because I love my collections, and I want to document them in a way that makes sense to me, and share them with whoever might be interested in looking at them.
This blog is open for comments. I encourage you to share your thoughts about what memories the photographs and drawings of my collections spark for you and what, if any, sense of nostalgia or repulsion they make you feel.
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For those of you who have stumbled here and don’t already know me, my name is Lisa Congdon. I am an artist and illustrator, and I live in the Mission District of San Francisco with my partner Clay Lauren Walsh and our Chihuahua Wilfredo and two cats, Barry and Margaret. If you are interested, you can see the kind of artwork I make on my website or on the website of my illustration agent, Lilla Rogers. If you would like to see what my home looks like (as it contains many of my collections) you can see a house tour here. You can view my studio (also a repository) here.
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Enjoy.
Oooooh, loving today's collection! It's one of my favorite things to look for at antique stores!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog - inspired me to collect and display all kinds of wonderful things! I think a year of collections is wonderful and can't wait to see everyday's new one!
ReplyDeleteLove today's !
i collect vintage postcards too..i especially love them if they've been written on and postmarked..love the history!
ReplyDeletepostcards, especially RPPC (real picture postcards) are my favorites. I have a set from someone's vacation to paris in the late 50s, its my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you have seen or read everything's illuminated, because it's one of my favorites and jonathan would love this blog.
Reminds me of the postcard correspondence of my mother's family, starting in 1902. My grandmother was the French Governess to an aristocratic family in Amsterdam received cards from friends both at the house in the city (now the mayor's residence) and the country house, a small castle in 'sGraveland, her sister held the same pssition with another family which also traveled back and forth between both places. They each married one of two brothers.
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ReplyDeleteI'm glad I stumbled over here. Wonderful collections; I look forward to coming back.
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