fanciful devices: Attack of the killer treasuries! (& more on the giveaway)

A Stone Is Nobody's

A man ambushed a stone. Caught it.
Made it a prisoner.
Put it in a dark room and stood guard over it for the rest of his life.

His mother asked why.

He said, because it's held captive, because it is captured.

Look, the stone is asleep, she said, it does not know whether it's in a garden or not. Eternity and the stone
are mother and daughter; it is you who are getting old. The stone is only sleeping.

But I caught it, mother, it is mine by conquest, he said.

A stone is nobody's, not even its own. It is you who are conquered; you are minding the prisoner, which is yourself,
because you are afraid to go out, she said.

Yes yes, I am afraid, because you have never loved me, he said.

Which is true, because you have always been to me as the stone is to you, she said.

Russell Edson

FAQs

1. Are you a Southeast Asian dancing girl from the 1800s?

No, sorry to disappoint. My avatar and banner images are from an ancient book I found in the depths of my grandmother's cabinets. More on that here.

2. How do you make everything look so old?

First, you need a good oxidizer to brush on every bit of metal you can reach. I'll tell you all about it here.

Then there's this wax. I first mentioned it here. You'll have to scroll down a lot.

3. How can you be so productive?

I'm insanely obsessed and I have no offspring. I do nothing else- I don't have a day job, I don't clean my house or cook, I spend all day in pjs, often completely abandoning personal hygiene... I only interact with other humans when I walk my dog. And I like people! But I prefer dogs.

And I'm sloppy- but I make that sloppiness work for me.

4. Any tips you'd like to share?

No! Except for these 16 posts about techniques and this one about how to find your aesthetic.

5. Would you be offended if I took some inspiration from your designs?

Well, I'd be happier if you outright copied them.

No really, imitation is how we learn. I have enough ideas to go around. And even if I don't- please. No one's going to do this obsessively enough to threaten my business. (Probably.) I learned by copying others and I've seen others copy me as a step toward developing their own voice. So feel free. (I'd love if you tossed me a link in my comments, so I can feel like a proud momma.)

6. What do you look like?

Why, what have you heard? Really? Wow.

7/20/10

Attack of the killer treasuries! (& more on the giveaway)

'Who put a drop of Copper in my Champagne ?' curated by LaurenceCollection features my balloon ring (again!!!)

CHAMPAGNE embellished women tee shirt size S, M, L , XL

Summer Nights Tribal Necklace Statement Shell Copper Rich Brown Rust Red Caramel White Bohemian

Ivory lampwork glass wrapped with solid copper wire ring. Size 7.5

Sharonna - Hand Crocheted Skirt and Eclectic Handmade Houndstooth, Geometric, and satin Halter Top - Sizes XS to L

Honey - sparkling antiqued copper and brass earrings by South Wind Design

Vintage, Silver Hinged Container, Shabby Chic, Paris Apartment, Cigarette Holder

Tribal Necklace - Oxidized Silver and Bronze Fresh Water Pearls by Markhed

'Too Cool for School' was curated by PonyAndPoppy. Is this the cutest? I've never been in a treasury like this one.

in the NEWS. 1960s houndstooth Braemarl PAPER BOY Flat Cap. Driving cap. A Saville Production. Great Britain

Apple cozy apple jacket cosy crochet handmade

double dutch maryjane heels (us 6.5 / eur 37)

English Grammar and Composition - Coptic Stitched Sketchbook/Journal

Apple 'n Pear Sandwich Bag - Reusable, Fun, Eco-Friendly, BPA FREE

3 Vintage Erasers Quick Like a Bunny Racing Rabbits

Sale. Schoolhouse. Found Artifact Necklace.

It features this guy who never got no love before:

I wanted to see how pictures at night in my new studio turned out. So I took some.
Here's some more ephemera:

Check out the juxtaposition of the vintage U.S. constitution booklet w/that crazy racist advertising.

On the other hand, I've seen people call any old advertising that included black people racist. Just because the black person was a porter or maid. But those were some of the only jobs they were able to have back then. No one calls it racist when there's NO people of color pictured, and yet that makes the people in question invisible. [Racist+Vintage+Ads11.jpg]

Of course, most have the quotes of them talking like happy idiots.

Random tangent.

ANYHOW.

Here's a scary clown on the box to an old film reel. (Now I'll go off on a rant about scary clowns...)

Would anyone want an entire old National Geographic?

OH! Brain spaz! How about I give YOU guys MY address and you send me a self-addressed envelope w/some amount of postage on it. I'll fill up the envelope, whatever the size, take it to the post and pay the balance of the shipping???!!!

Cuz I'm out of manila envelopes. And lazy. Also, then you can not feel bad about asking for, like, a pile of heavy-assed National Geographics which might have more expensive shipping.

OK! That's how I'll do it!

So, email a request at marinarios@yahoo.com and I'll reply w/my address.

Cool? Cool!

And something that came together today, in my glorious studio:

Always feel like I should write the word 'studio' in quotes. Cuz it still feels like just a bedroom w/all my junk in it.

Glorious, glorious junk...

4 comments:

Jo Archer said...: Yay, sign me up for general ephemera. E-mail me your address. I'll then pick out the best bits of the bundle I have you. No beads, I promise! : ); 7/21/10, 1:22 AM
fanciful devices said...: i dont know your email!
mine is marinarios@yahoo.com or click the envelope to the left here.; 7/21/10, 4:10 AM
stregata said...: Another fabulous necklace!; 7/21/10, 10:02 AM
fanciful devices said...: thanks stregata! I'm listing it now. any requests for your ephemera pack?; 7/21/10, 4:03 PM