This last week was full of sick coughies and homeschool planning. (Our day starts tomorrow and I think we're ready for the structure.) So art time has been severely limited but I did manage to eek out an art journal page. It's for this week's Creative Therapy challenge. I hope you're playing along on the challenges. Each week has a fabulous prize of artsy supplies. You don't want to miss out on those, and a chance to do a little Creative Therapy art. Let me know if you do a piece for a week so I can come see!
Here's mine. The theme is 'What do you collect or hoard?'
I think there is no question what I collect. Ask any of my art friends and they’ll tell you immediately. ‘Kris has way too much ribbon, lace and fiber.’ Now personally, I don’t think its too much but they should know. 1 1/2 thirty-five gallon trash bags full of ribbon & lace. Yeah. It had taken over so much space I quit trying to organize it and just shoved in it the bags. Whenever I wanted to use some, I pulled rolls & handfuls out until I found what I needed. When organizing my studio a couple months ago, I decided to host a Ribbon Bee. I invited all my friends over for food, fun and work. We wrapped, taped, & pinned over 850+ types of ribbons, laces, fibers and embroidery floss. I’m eternally grateful to my friends for getting me out of the ‘bag’. It took us several get-togethers to finish it all. Yes, I tend to hoard my ribbon & vintage laces. And yes, I can’t resist buying more. It’s a sickness I tell you. But I’d rather be sick, than ribbonless.
What do you collect or hoard?
I admire how ORGANIZED your collection is! In answer to your question I have one very odd thing tho share of the numerous collections I own ie. Art, "stuff" to make art, but somehow I manage year after year to accumulate a SOCK collection. It took years for me to throw away a 4ft tall garbage bag of hopeful but unmatched socks. yeah. ...I have 3 laundry baskets of them now. I keep hoping to make something with them.
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ReplyDeleteGorgeous, gorgeous, I really want to be you when I grow up! I have a bunch of sickies here also. "luckily" school was canceled tomorrow because of the very minor hurricane so we have time to recover.
ReplyDeleteI collect vintage squeak toys!
ReplyDeleteThey line shelves along the top of my studio. I've also begun collecting vintage halloween masks. I love that stuff!
whoa, that's a lot of ribbon... i try not to hoard too much, but i have a thing for stickers and nice paper... :)
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