Gathered collect.

A sampling of children's readers.

my desks

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Thanks Laura for the tag! I tag Aimee, Mieke + Veronik, Brita and Jenny.

1-2) desk at work.
3) desk at home. new studio area is almost ready to work and play in. I'm still in transition and everything is in boxes.
4) old desk with stuff——this was shot prior to paint and insulation.

magic action

more magic later. off to class!

Abby Finishing Corp./Vending Division. circa 1963.

relative shifts

same sized objects, same background, same light. dramatic shifts in black.

Fancy Suitings and Trouserings

Always a Step Ahead!

An amazing ledger/archive from a salesperson selling goods from Continental Tailors——Chicago. Found but not purchased at a local secondhandshop.

stripes and animals, oh my!

stuff in my drawers.

back in session

symphony in pompom

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A little stircrazy.

fresh start

For O and a hearty congratulations to all of us!

company

I had overnight at my sister's house last week while her beau was out of town. Here's a glimpse into her incredible world.

trimmings and patterns

Some fine rickrack and sewing patterns.

Side note: Last spring, I contributed some of my collections to a new and fine periodical by O.K. Parking based on their blog O.K. BLOG. The magazine's first 'theme' was O.K. Collections——it's grand a collection of collections.

lantern slides

Marriott Morris. Tunnel cut at Grindelwald Glacier.
Marriott Morris. Boys Parlor Ass Camp, Ocean City, NJ. 1905
J.P. Zenner. Central Park Zoo, NYC. 1890s
Henry Ingram. Untitled. 1890s
Fredrick Monsen. A Hopi woman, 1909.

All from the Eastman archive. And if you want to sort through more: the Bryn Mawr archive of lantern slides.