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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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congrats on hitting 100, its incredible how fast the time is passing actually, i love what you've collected so far.
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ReplyDeleteenjoying your collections, congratulations on hitting 100, I'm looking forward to the next 265!
yay for 100! your collections light up my day =]
ReplyDeletecongrats on 100! You astound me. I'm sorry I haven't had time to comment, but I want to thank you for your daily photos, arranging. They always make me smile when I see them in my reader.
ReplyDeleteDay 100! I love your blog :)
ReplyDeletewell done 100th. entry.
ReplyDeleteahh old letters, lovely penmanship
congratulations ;)!!
ReplyDeletegreat 100 post!!
w o w, yesterday you did the 100th post!!! fantastic! you really have great ideas and i enjoy that blog =)
ReplyDeleteOooh, I love these. I love old letters. Congrats on 100!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on hitting 100! Keep your awesome collections coming!
ReplyDeleteoh so pretty.
ReplyDeletewoohoo! 100!!!! Big congrats!
ReplyDeleteThis blog rules. Thank you for sharing your talents, time, and treasures.
ReplyDeleteI love love love vintage envelopes. There is something so special about letters period. This makes me want to mail a letter! This is awesome. Great job and cool blog!
ReplyDeletea great blog. this image is the best...
ReplyDeleteI adore vintage envelopes, especially ones with lots of post marks.
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