Some of you might know that I’m a collector of beautiful aged weathered things. Anything with rust, or fox spots, or stains is a certain addition to my stash. Anything with cracks moves to the top of the list. My friend Paulette gave me an old resin shield with cracks. I love it! Ended up making this ring. It won honorable mention in last years Bead and Button Show.
Honorable mention is great! See them here. I also got first place in the Metal Clay Category for my Fragmented Memories Series of shadowboxes ! See them here.
Be that as it may, my collections range from old antique medical instruments, old photos, to stacks and stacks of ephemera of any kind. Boarder line hoarder, but I love it!. I’m particularly found of old botanical illustrations from books and now maps. There is something kind of cool about seeing how cities have changed over time. The beauty of old maps as astonishing, every detail, every ornament, stunning typography and wonderfully detailed icons. A stark contrast to my iPhone map and Siri giving me directions to the nearest Starbucks.
Old antique maps carry with them a mystery of new found places. A time when we didn’t know exactly what might be behind the next corner.
An adventure.