tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post1486187852792471573..comments2024-03-22T12:34:51.352-07:00Comments on Art Propelled: LITTLE BOXESArtPropelledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-43961847018318600392010-10-15T06:45:40.477-07:002010-10-15T06:45:40.477-07:00Its amazing what a difference it makes by enclosin...Its amazing what a difference it makes by enclosing and focusing on the subject with the boxes. The pebbles are my favourite...Rosshttp://earthlandscapes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-61693252455848183162010-10-08T04:55:39.984-07:002010-10-08T04:55:39.984-07:00Posts like these make my heart sing. I've rec...Posts like these make my heart sing. I've recently been collecting images of collections (not my own, just collections in general) to use as inspiration at some point in the future. And then I open this post, and as usual, I am left perfectly sated.Virginia Gardner, Charlottesville Real Estate Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336596620553439653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-90436560607810885202010-10-02T18:44:02.551-07:002010-10-02T18:44:02.551-07:00Robyn, these are beautful, I don't know what i...Robyn, these are beautful, I don't know what it is about open boxes filled with treasures. The way like objects look together so you can see their differences. The way the walls of the box frame them. The way darks and lights, shadows and form are so apparent? Anyway. These are very magical! roxannerivergardenstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018601892508498148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-76186906052522033442010-10-01T07:22:19.429-07:002010-10-01T07:22:19.429-07:00Such total beauty. Each photo is enough for a whol...Such total beauty. Each photo is enough for a whole post. <br />Do these objects remain in situ or were they only there temporarily for the photos? <br />Ironic: my Sept. 29 post shows an Indian block-print carver in action from the most recent India trip I took.Jala Pfaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186623108399217523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-26299023407368049282010-09-30T17:56:47.036-07:002010-09-30T17:56:47.036-07:00Each box collection is a delight. Finding the rig...Each box collection is a delight. Finding the right box deserving of the collections is another delight. Love your photos of all. Inspiring!Maggie Nealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793869416867166254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-86393717434722137342010-09-30T11:44:33.993-07:002010-09-30T11:44:33.993-07:00Loooooooooooooooove
looooooooooove
loooooooove
you...Loooooooooooooooove<br />looooooooooove<br />loooooooove<br />your blogGriseldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235821404197439373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-24519877536593438062010-09-30T07:19:45.445-07:002010-09-30T07:19:45.445-07:00Judith, exactly!
Neva, I know the feeling :-)
Ma...Judith, exactly!<br /><br />Neva, I know the feeling :-)<br /><br />Mansuetude, a box of Goddesses could certainly come in handy :-)<br /><br />Renee, always a pleasure.<br /><br />Thanks Judah.<br /><br />Emma, they are simply ....whittled hearts.<br /><br />Hannah, thank you.<br /><br />Emma from Skye, it's a pity that printers trays are such dust collectors. I've just found a huge vintage printers tray which I love but oh its going to be such a dust collector!<br /><br />Thanks Seth.<br /><br />Wim, glad you enjoyed the boxes.<br /><br />Alteredbits, you will probably find their are many of us, arty types, who love collecting the same things.<br /><br />Paula, you say the nicest things:-)<br /><br />red-handed, exactly!<br /><br />Mimi, righto...pop, pop, pop.<br /><br />HHnB, let us know what you find at the salvage yards.<br /><br />Sharmon, I would miss you if you didn't comment.<br /><br />Soraya, miniature still lifes....<br /><br />Karine, that little ditty has been playing in my head too.<br /><br />Kerri, yes I did have that in mind.....incorporating little collections into my art.<br /><br />Lisa, yes, the mundane bits and pieces are elevated to art by framing them within a box.<br /><br />Thanks Christine.<br /><br />Donna, an endles circle of collecting ....yes!<br /><br />Teri, I'm liking simpler, the older I get.<br /><br />Gaby, I thought you would enjoy the wooden boxes of collections.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-85542394294323976052010-09-30T06:54:14.354-07:002010-09-30T06:54:14.354-07:00Thanks Lisa at Greenbow.
Blu, I think they symbol...Thanks Lisa at Greenbow.<br /><br />Blu, I think they symbolize so much .... going back to childhood and our first pencils with an eraser on the end. Learning to write was magic.<br /><br />Penny, I think everyone has the same problem. We all hoard something don't we?<br /><br />Jackie, a box isn't safe in my house. It has to have something in it :-)<br /><br />Teresa Stieben, I also have a very soft spot in my heart for all things bird.<br /><br />Jo Reimer, every picture tells a story :-)<br /><br />Cat, glad you enjoyed the post!<br /><br />Pat, it was a fun post to do.<br /><br />Jacky, I've just remembered the quills you sent me .... another box to fill!<br /><br />Sophie, you make them sound enchanting.<br /><br />Mary Ann, its amazing the egg didn't break. My husband saw it bobbing in the water before it swept up onto the sand.<br /><br />Babs, the box is a little wider than a business card or match box.<br /><br />Katelen, thanks so much.<br /><br />India, we are partners in crime :-)<br /><br />Thanks dandelionlady.<br /><br />Jo Archer, I have been tidying mess all week and finally my studio/think tank is tidy. Its taken well over a year to actually complete the task.<br /><br />Annie, thanks so much for the link. They are amazing pencils aren't they!?<br /><br />Caroline, dust is a problem!! <br /><br />Ian Foster, the joy of turning the mundane into art!<br /><br />Chris, you must be up and ruinning by now. Holding thuimbs!<br /><br />Kendalee, the four elements ...I like that!<br /><br />Lyle, the stone pieces are from Zimbabwe.<br /><br />Thanks Cynthia, photographing the small things certainly makes one appreciate them.<br /><br />Stevie, that is wonderful idea. <br /><br />Diana, come over and play any time.<br /><br />Oogleboops, I've been collecting Indian Textile stamps for years.<br /><br />Thanks Kathryn Ramos.<br /><br /><br />Rossichka, now there's a thought ... a closed box is full of mystery.<br /><br />Kim, better than a box of the finest chocolate ....That good!?<br /><br />Merci33, now I'm chuffed :-)<br /><br />Lrc, who can resist little boxes filled with treasures..... but of course, one woman's junk is another woman's treasure.<br /><br />Lucky Dip Lisa, every time I see a bird's egg or a nest I think of you so this little box is dedicated to you.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-35130374915242520162010-09-30T02:31:36.064-07:002010-09-30T02:31:36.064-07:00I love your collection of treasures, especially th...I love your collection of treasures, especially the rusty stuff and your carved wooden hearts!<br />I'm a collector too. I collect far too many things, stones, shells, feathers, washers and similar things, but I'm especially drawn to rusty and grungy stuff. And as you know I LOVE old wooden boxes...and I love it to fill them with my collected stuff.Gaby Bee https://www.blogger.com/profile/02995395178887747269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-31381219148491775192010-09-29T22:03:25.706-07:002010-09-29T22:03:25.706-07:00I don't think that I could add anything to all...I don't think that I could add anything to all these posts. It seems that many of us like to collect items and also boxes. I love the edges of these boxes. What a great post! It makes it seem as though you can really corral those similar items and make them pieces of art. Simple is nice, isn't it?Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046623774704584939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-67666576732132062972010-09-29T14:28:39.238-07:002010-09-29T14:28:39.238-07:00I love old weathered boxes with compartments in th...I love old weathered boxes with compartments in them-- when I find one I can't wait to fill the compartments-- which I also have to find stuff for -- an endless circle.layershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991288165260934778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-58647264565429576362010-09-28T20:30:28.206-07:002010-09-28T20:30:28.206-07:00These boxes hold the collections like the treasure...These boxes hold the collections like the treasure for the eyes that they are. So beautiful.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11019640015329956061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-88186869546400736542010-09-28T20:05:57.451-07:002010-09-28T20:05:57.451-07:00simple items become so much more special when disp...simple items become so much more special when displayed in a box. I have some very old cigar boxes with bits of nature in them that are some of my favorite displays.<br />lovely carved hearts! joyous post!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175115272437437064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-50500083708265164302010-09-28T12:36:12.747-07:002010-09-28T12:36:12.747-07:00I just love "collections" of found objec...I just love "collections" of found objects and natural elements, so this post really speaks to me. Fascinating to look at in their natural state, and I am sure you will make them even moreso when you incorporate them into your totems.Kerri Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580205823943799848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-71905333678850821192010-09-28T08:56:24.675-07:002010-09-28T08:56:24.675-07:00"Little boxes on the (wall) side, little boxe..."Little boxes on the (wall) side, little boxes made of ticky tacky..."<br /><br />For some reason that song popped into my head as I enjoyed this post. (Even though the song is about suburbia, not your beautiful art and blog.) <br /><br />Those stubby pencils! I love the spotted feathers, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734872244414275341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-30555411700363235022010-09-27T18:00:37.514-07:002010-09-27T18:00:37.514-07:00Dear Robyn-I absolutely love your collection of tr...Dear Robyn-I absolutely love your collection of treasures...they look like beautiful still lifes tucked away like a secret. The stubby pencils are just too beautiful and the rope that...smells of Africa. And those Indian stamps are perfect! LOVE all your treasures...xxxsoraya nulliahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14163510829390285349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-11556482073102721042010-09-27T17:36:33.032-07:002010-09-27T17:36:33.032-07:00I'm always hesitant to comment when there are ...I'm always hesitant to comment when there are already so many comments- everything relevant must have been said, right? Reading the comments here, I have to say that's true. These collections are wonderful, and I think Seth summed it up nicely. But I just found myself wondering why collecting things and putting them into containers is so satisfying. Any psychologists want to comment on that?<br /><br />Fantastic post, Robyn!Sharmon Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222935617263973858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-92143983871174655392010-09-27T14:07:22.524-07:002010-09-27T14:07:22.524-07:00Oh I do like little boxes full of found treasures....Oh I do like little boxes full of found treasures. Strange that only a month ago I decided to start collecting well used pencils. I keep finding them everywhere!<br /><br />I am also imagining care-worn fingers making that grass twine.<br /><br />Am off to salvage yards tomorrow, shall have to find myself some wooden boxes now.herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-10781258466776159112010-09-27T13:39:24.969-07:002010-09-27T13:39:24.969-07:00...so I'll just email my address over and if y......so I'll just email my address over and if you could just pop all of them into one big box and send them to me that would be just lovely...COVET!!<br />X;0)mimilove foreverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193236065965161452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-39684495201749155692010-09-27T09:12:02.197-07:002010-09-27T09:12:02.197-07:00Well it's like a frame, isn't it?Well it's like a frame, isn't it?red-handedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484549762594608774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-63332331376848361692010-09-27T08:49:02.567-07:002010-09-27T08:49:02.567-07:00heck you could have a gallery show of just this st...heck you could have a gallery show of just this stuff! love the heats...the stamp stuff...all of it is very satisfying to see. what a wonderful little world you've created :)phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10669096127325145722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-61273801257502367752010-09-27T00:54:12.644-07:002010-09-27T00:54:12.644-07:00i'm a lover of boxes and collector of amazing ...i'm a lover of boxes and collector of amazing little things too, but i honestly have to say that i thought i was the only person in the world with a stubby little knife-sharpened pencil fetish. love everything here, especially those pencils, the bottles and all of the gorgeous nature bits!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-78773365278908853912010-09-26T23:09:55.320-07:002010-09-26T23:09:55.320-07:00Wonderful idea!
I like the safety pins.Wonderful idea!<br />I like the safety pins.Wimhttp://blog.seniorennet.be/schetsblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-65334113657020046892010-09-26T20:25:34.611-07:002010-09-26T20:25:34.611-07:00Every object looks better in a group and every gro...Every object looks better in a group and every group of objects look better in a box. Great post!Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870075379758015838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-12477166332706917642010-09-26T14:58:19.343-07:002010-09-26T14:58:19.343-07:00these are so soft & gentle. I love my little p...these are so soft & gentle. I love my little printers tray with such a personal collection of little things, one of very few places I am neatly contained!<br /><br />I was drooling over your rusty post!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114514969969050590noreply@blogger.com