Guest Editor’s Profile – Scott Vanden Bosch
Posted: December 25, 2011 Filed under: information, Scott Vanden Bosch Leave a comment
Scott Vanden Bosch
Melbourne Australia
www.scottvan.com
scottvandenbosch.blogspot.com/
In terms of your things, what does your space (studio/office/orliving area) look like? please describe.
That’s interesting question …most people I know think my studio is mad; boxes everywhere and unfinished projects precariously balanced in makeshift trays and containers according to fragility and interest factor. A lot of my house is taken up with boxes (I will absolutely keep a box purely because it’s well made), books, toys, artworks, and things that make people say ‘what you get that for ?’.
My partner and I are animation artist’s and my job involves alot of drawing on paper and computers so the rest of the house is full of stacks of paper, pencils, and computers.
Where do you normally get your things?
When I was younger I used to rifle through flea markets, but now the internet is mostly where I hunt, I travel to Japan every so often to hunt for rarer vintage things.
What is your prize possession/”thing”/collectible/tool?
Whoa…Thats hard, sometimes I feel kind of unattached to it all. A couple of my collections have become entities unto themselves and I keep searching for additions because the collection needs it not so much me. But If I had to choose something valuable it would be an arm load of Jumbo machinder robots from Japan – They are big and colourful and they can shoot missiles and fists if enraged, I do enjoy staring at them.
Guest Editor’s Profile – Fiona
Posted: December 18, 2011 Filed under: Fiona, information Leave a comment
Fiona
London, UK
http://thecorneroftheinterneticallhome.blogspot.com/
In terms of your things, what does your space (studio/office/orliving area) look like? please describe.
My life and space tends to be highly disorganised, with well intentioned lists and notebooks scattered among academic papers, cookery books, and doodles of future plans. In the centre of this sit me and my laptop, typically accompanied by a cup of tea.
Where do you normally get your things?
My things are found in charity shops and secondhand markets, or handed down to me from mine or my husband’s family.
What is your prize possession/”thing”/collectible/tool?
My prize possession is my grandmother’s cookery book. She taught my sisters and I to bake as children, and the recipes in her cookery book remind me of her and my childhood.
Guest Editor’s Profile – Takashi Iwasaki
Posted: December 11, 2011 Filed under: information, Takashi Iwasaki 1 Comment
Takashi Iwasaki
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
http://takashiiwasaki.info
In terms of your things, what does your space (studio/office/or living area) look like? please describe.
— Studio and residence combined all in one. Well-organized and comfortable enough for me, but may not look so by others. One room has been a pure storage with boxes for the past year.
Where do you normally get your things?
— Art supply stores, craft supply stores, hobby stores, fabric stores, hardware stores, second-hand stores
What is your prize possession/”thing”/collectible/tool?
—Various species of wood, interestingly shaped glass objects, embroidery floss
day 380 – four plastic cases for keeping deciduous teeth
Posted: December 10, 2011 Filed under: Emmie Tsumura, found, information, inspiration, objects, random Leave a comment
1. This post was inspired by two other tooth-related posts.
2. These cases were found under a shelf after a coffee mishap.
3. I do not have any baby teeth left.
4. Some people are known to have a third set of teeth.
day 377 – four kinds of seaweed from hokkaido
Posted: December 7, 2011 Filed under: Emmie Tsumura, information, obessesion Leave a comment
1. “Kuki Wakame” – seaweed stems (top left)
– fantastic in salads with ume or ponzu dressing
2. “Tororo Kombu” – pickled, shredded kombu kelp (top right)
– used in soups, on udon or soba noodles, and rice
3. “Gagome Kombu” – brownish, very sticky kelp with fronds like basket mesh (bottom left)
– hailed locally as a super-food, high in anti-oxidants, eaten in soup, on rice
4. “Mekabu Kombu” – the thick, ruffled part near the root of the seaweed plant (bottom right)
– wild grown and hand-harvested, eaten in soup or in salads, on rice or noodles
Guest Editor’s Profile – Emmie Tsumura
Posted: December 4, 2011 Filed under: Emmie Tsumura, information Leave a comment
Emmie Tsumura
Hiroshima City, Japan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emmietsumura/
In terms of your things, what does your space (studio/office/orliving area) look like? please describe.
My main working space is my desk, but it often extends into the tatami room and the kitchen island. My desk is also in the kitchen, with easy access to the stove for tea-making and sudden cup noodle urges. Currently on my desk is a formerly trusty but recently temperamental MacBook, a handmade mug with a bunch of different pens and brushes, a collection of Japanese washi tape, and an Epson printer. Also, some speakers, a kanji dictionary, and a CD of songs for karaoke practice. In front on the wall, is a corkboard with inspiring quotes, some screenprints, old postcards, and a pocket full of delivery pizza and sushi coupons. Delivery sushi – the best!!!
I come from a family of meticulous label enthusiasts, and paper shredding neat freaks. On the contrary, I’m a pretty disorganized paper-keeper. I’m kind of a fan of organized chaos, but I’m always looking for ways to keep the chaos in check. I try and keep all my paper in coded boxes based on pattern and colour. I like the look of different-coloured post-its all over the place, and am a future post-it master.
I came to Hiroshima from Canada six years ago with my husband Nate. This place is full of music and art, great food and sake, beautiful rivers and mountains, and the sound of old streetcars. From our place, we get a great view of the bullet train shooting through the city at night. Pretty cool.
Where do you normally get your things?
I get my stuff from lots of different places, but my favourite is probably the brush store in downtown Hiroshima. There are brushes wall-to-wall for make-up, paint, and calligraphy, as well as endless options for ink, ink stones, paper, and stamp carving. Next would be Tokyu Hands, a 7-floor one-stop shop with several floors dedicated to stationary, DIY stuff, paint, Gocco, sketchbooks – everything. There’s pretty much one in every big city here, and they’re never disappointing.
What is your prize possession/”thing”/collectible/tool?
There are so many things, but I’d say that my calligraphy pens and inks are the most exciting. These days I’m in love with Brause pens, especially the hexagonal double-ended ones, walnut ink, and trying out different kinds of sumi.
Guest Editor’s Profile – Eric Lesage
Posted: November 27, 2011 Filed under: Eric Lesage, information Leave a comment
Eric Lesage
Winnipeg, Manitoba
In terms of your things, what does your space (studio/office/orliving area) look like? please describe.
My space is small and as cluttered as i can make it without it being messy. Being in a state of perma-renovation for almost three years I don’t really know what my space will end up being. An amalgalm of found objects, collected art works, plants and family heirlooms, I doubt my space will ever be a fixed point in the space/time continuum.
Where do you normally get your things?
Having spent the last thirteen years working in a second furniture store most of my collection comes from the flotsam and jetsam of other peoples lives.
What is your prize possession/”thing”/collectible/tool?
My most prized possession is a my mom’s old cast frying pan.
How many days in a year? Today is day 365, a special day.
Posted: November 25, 2011 Filed under: information, s. arden hill Leave a commentToday marks the official 1 year mark of the blog. 365 days. What an incredible process it has been.
four for the day began on November 26th, 2010. After a few short weeks of posting my collections to the blog and some positive criticism I decided that four for the day could and should really be brought to life not only by me but through an open call for contributions and a cast of invited collectors, organizers, hoarders, and lovers of stuff. The guest editors quickly signed up and were pencilled in. At that point I decided to start the count again from the beginning with Alison Sommers on January 3rd, 2011 – day 39, but to not compromise the already posted days of collections.
It has been an amazing year so far but we still have 39 more days to go.
Enjoy the remaining days and thanks for coming by and appreciating the beautiful collections of our past, present, and future editors.
s. arden hill
Guest Editor’s Profile – Liz Jones
Posted: November 20, 2011 Filed under: information, Liz Jones Leave a comment
Liz Jones
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
linoforest.blogspot.com
gleanersinc.blogspot.com
In terms of your things, what does your space (studio/office/orliving area) look like? please describe.
I would describe my home as ordered disorder. I like to display my retro collectibles and furniture so I guess I’m a “more is more” kinda girl! More colour and more vintage goodies = happiness.
The same goes for my shop “Gleaners Inc.” As well as vintage goodies I have lots of lovely handmade products all made from recycled “gleaned” materials.
And my studio is FULL of “stuff” especially off cuts of vintage linoleum that I use in my jewellery and home wares.
I also have a slight compulsive urge to sort things into colours like my collections of buttons and beads, plastic flotsam and jetsam, and knick-knacks.
Where do you normally get your things?
I get my large assortment of collectibles from many sources. Thrift shops, Garage Sales and School fetes. I salvage alot of useful materials and furniture from curbside rubbish collections and the tip shop (where usable items are saved from going to landfill). You could call me an urban gleaner.
What is your prize possession/”thing”/collectible/tool?
My prized possessions are either my childhood hand knitted blanket made by my Nana, or my set of Clarice Cliff sugar dredgers I found for a song.
Guest Editor’s Profile – Kristyn Ann Woodfine
Posted: November 13, 2011 Filed under: information, Kristyn Ann Woodfine Leave a comment
Kristyn Ann Woodfine
Wolfe Island, Ontario, Canada
wolfeislandwoolworks.com
In terms of your things, what does your space (studio/office/orliving area) look like? please describe.
My studio is a cosy bedroom in our rambling farmhouse on Wolfe Island. It is sometimes impressively tidy, but at others it is a maze of wool, tools, fabric, papers and fluff. Right now it more closely resembles the latter. As it is the only space in my home that is truly mine it tends to fill with things other than the essentials for production. My fiddle. Old photographs. Childhood journals. Earrings. Treasured toys. My aim is a space where everything has it’s place, and wherever you eye lands you’ll see something lovely.
I am a big fan of shelves, chests and baskets. Books, paper, notions and tools are on wooden shelves in easy reach. A large vintage bureau holds my stash of yarn. Many baskets can be seen, mostly filled with wool. Hidden in behind are utilitarian plastic tote boxes for less used or less attractive items.
Where do you normally get your things?
Old: For clothing, housewares and knick knacks, I am a thrift store junkie. I cannot say no. From the big chain stores to the small town one-offs, I love them all. I also like antique markets, estate auctions and yard sales. I love the feeling of searching among the masses of things to find the perfect item.
Handmade: One of my favourite things to do when I am selling at craft fairs is shopping or swapping with the other vendors. I value handmade objects highly and feel lucky to look around me and see the works of so many talented makers.
And then there are the yarn stores.
What is your prize possession/”thing”/collectible/tool?
This is a tough one. My inclination is to say something like my spinning wheel (an Ashford Traditional from about 1982 that has been in my possession since 2005), but really, if I were to ever lose it it, I’m sure I could find another wheel that I liked. On the other hand, my huge collection of digital photos of my children (dating back to 2003) is irreplaceable.
four for the day 