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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.
Beautiful collection...
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I wouldn't mind skipping a few of those though.
ReplyDeleteWith my 2-year-old son in my lap, I opened this blog and automatically whispered to myself, "Cool! Rocks!" Then my son said, "Oooo! Forks!"
ReplyDeleteWe enjoy visiting your collections. :)
I might need to clarify...that he liked the red fork in yesterday's collection.
ReplyDeleteI always try and pick up rocks where ever I go. It’s a strange quirk I picked up from my dad. (I always end up finding them in shoes and purses and random places after I have unpacked.)
ReplyDeleteThe bottom left rock is premium if that line goes all the way around and doesn’t diverge. Top row, third from right looks like a mighty fine skipping rock if it isn’t too heavy. I want to reach into this picture and pick it up.
I miss my summers in Maine in our cove just sifting through the periwinkles and rocks and sea glass for treasure. I miss my Dad.
i've always loved smooth beach rock! especially the kind with the white in them. =] gorgeous.
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Reminded me of the movie Amelie
ReplyDeletei've loved following your collections, and this is the first time i can say that i have a collection of these, too! i love the smooth grey/black ones -- they always seem to find their way into my pockets.
ReplyDeletePerfect - I love them (and all your other collections)!
ReplyDeleteI love this! So delicate!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so aesthetically pleasing to my little eye. I wanna skip some of them!
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother would go for daily walks and always found a rock that she had to pick up and touch and put in her pocket.
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