Freeform Friday - Bonus edition.
Treasure trove - creative storage...
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| Antique paper bead box. Have you been good? |
Last week I posted pictures of some treasures I unearthed while cleaning and packing at my parent's house. As we were chatting on Facebook - Jennifer wondered where I put all this stuff, and how I knew what I had... where things were... I am planning a follow up post showing some of my creations using the featured treasures - but I need a bit more time for that so I decided to illustrate the storage. The storage of treasures.
My studio my mixed media and jewelry studio ( as opposed to the ceramics studio) is in a spare bedroom, Its a normal sized room I suppose, feels small to me as its chocked full of treasure. This is where I work with beads, metal, enamel, polymer, collage, shrines, bookbinding, journaling, watercolor... I try to have it feel comfortable, be organized, inspire, and not be a total chaotic mess.
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| Printers racks - storage and display all in one. |
I will admit - there is no real system. I just sort of know where things are... Whether its my Virgo status, or a trace of OCD, it works for me. So much of my artwork involves containers, revealing and concealing in shrines, etc that its not a surprise that I love containers of all sorts. This one if the main repository of found object treasures:
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| The find of the decade - and it was cheap! |
My Dad and I found it at an auction. I cant figure what it was originally used for - any thoughts?
Now - for the first time - I will allow a peak inside a few drawers!
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| Ivory miniatures, antique bone game pieces, MahJong tiles, optometrist lenses. |
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| Stuff. More stuff. |
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| The organic drawer - shells, bark, pods, and antique pottery shards. (Because there was room. ) |
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| Rusty scraps of metal, found bits. antique glass lenses, test tubes. |
Sadly - the treasures I pictured last week are still homeless. They will get put away soon, in a caffeine fueled frenzy of organization, no doubt. I feel like I have revealed deep dark secrets! My name is Jenny and I am a packrat...
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| My Grandmother's make-up case/luggage. Current resting place for treasures until they are put away... |
Stay tuned - I will show you a few of last weeks treasures put to use!
Jenny
www.jdaviesreazor.com
Ooh now your studio looks totally rummage worthy to me Jenny - I could spend hours nosing around in there If I were allowed!. It's a little small but the cabinet reminds me of those I used to see in my dad's office when I was a kid - draughtsman's cabinets where they kept all their engineers drawings and blueprints...certainly looks like the top drawers were meant fpr papers of some sort. Thanks for lwtting us take a peek.
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Hee Hee Thanks Lesley. I contemplated a triskadekaphobia post - but it wasnt very jewelry themed! Please come over anytime to have a rummage! I have a spare room and 2 friendly canines, and the room could accommodate 2 people working...
ReplyDeleteYour "find of the decade" cabinet is wonderful. What is it about storage cabinets like that I love no matter how old and crusty? Actually I think the more old and crusty they are the more I love them. And your grandmothers make up case too!! So fun to see how all your little treasures live!
ReplyDeleteThat cabinet looks exactly like one I was just admiring while sitting in my dentist's office! But I like what I see in yours better. ;)
ReplyDeleteI love seeing how other people organize their stuff. I have always wondered how artists that use found treasures keep them organized so it doesn't become a box filled with stuff they can never find. I ADORE that "beads for good children" box! What an awesome find.
ReplyDeleteThanks for giving us a peek at your treasures!
ReplyDeleteWow, you have some amazing treasure Jenny! Thank you for sharing. I love the little bead box too, we should re invent those!
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