Lisa Congdon's book, A Collection a Day launched this spring and as I mentioned last week in a post, publisher UPPERCASE is holding a mini summer blog tour for the book. The book which I wrote about here and I'm sure in a few other posts this past year is a daily documentation of arrangements of Lisa's collected items she photographed (and some imagined and illustrated) everyday for one year last year. The book comes in a fun tin too - perfect for holding your own collection.
Fun fact: Check our collecting tag here which started back in 2008 where we featured Lisa's collections among with many other online artists' amazing collections! It's a treasure trove if you like that kind of thing. (Be sure to go all the way back to 2008)!
And hey, we somehow managed to fandangle a copy of the book to giveaway here on the blog! (Thanks Janine) - so one of you will be winning it! Just leave a comment here at this post with a link to your favourite collections online. Maybe it's at one of Lisa's or my posts here or maybe it's one of your own, or a friends, we'd love to see! We'll announce a winner come Friday, July 29th/11! (The giveaway will run till 9pm Thursday, July 28/11 )! Good Luck!
In the meantime, check out the blog tour (check here for dates) if you will or buy the book, it's a collector's item in itself!
Update: It was a tough one to try and pick a winner for this. At first I thought I would pick one that had a great link to a collecting post, and then it became really difficult after that (did you see all the great links)?. So then I thought I'll do the random generator thing. And funny - it picked the very last commenter - No. 38! So congrats to Melanie of Inward Facing Girl. And what's rather serendipitous is that she collects art books. So really how fitting!
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after this post http://demieblogg.blogspot.com/2011/06/who-are-you.html
i started collected objects who i feel can tell the world and me who i am- is not easy and is not done yet. but i love it and maybe one day i make it to a book : )
- not any harm in dreaming is there ?
thank you so much for this opportunity : )
i am crossing my fingers now...
I love collections and one of my favourite is my collection of books about impresionism - here: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S56YFcSs89Y/Tf95GuO-ACI/AAAAAAAAA1o/t_-k0zFT7wc/s1600/P6200461.JPG
I have only 5 books, but I am in the beginning..=)
Greeting from Czech Rep. - have a nice day,
Iva.
ciziva@seznam.cz
http://thistinder.blogspot.com/2011/07/weekend-nature-walk.html
I am a hoarder, I collect everything, including postcards. There are a couple of photos in this post http://liberalsprinkles.blogspot.com/2011/02/postcrossing-1-bookcrossing.html
Some of the recent collections and collectible items I like are in my Pinterest board http://pinterest.com/liberalsprinkle/collectibles/
Thanks for the chance!
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My favourite regarding collections is this blog:
http://fourfortheday.com/
Each week, all year, a different person is posting things they have collected and cherish.
Here's some photos of my "the little things" collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ganobristol/sets/72157612966857779/
Eco-taxidermy. Love it.
http://dreaming-n-color.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-obsession.html
my enamelware : http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sEEitG8oZ08/TeGOScmKyhI/AAAAAAAAA5k/rfnHajYGtls/s1600/hutch1.jpg
http://www.ohhellofriendblog.com/2011/03/keyword-mini.html
Thanks for the chance to win!
When I was younger I collected miniature chairs - still am drawn to them. now I sort of collect old cameras, but only when they are free or next to nothing ;)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurohunt/5599548552/in/set-72157625976805514
http://www.100layercake.com/blog/2011/03/23/bountiful-heirloom-cake-plates/
love holly
my mum started it actually, but I found some as well.
here are a couple of my flickr faves featuring collections.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woolly_fabulous/5579808684/in/faves-22609510@N03/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildgoosechase/sets/72157594330833466/with/5522740066/
http://www.theheartoftofino.com/2011/02/low-tide-in-tofino-1.html
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http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/2010/09/guest-post-vintage-collections-from.html
I have quite a few of those drawers myself!
I'm so very in love with Lisa's own collection of midcentury Japanese and Scandinavian cookware. Such amazing colors! http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/2011/07/collecting-collections.html
http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/2010/09/collecting-nature.html
http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/2010/03/art-of-display-reinvented-curiosities.html
And also collections of pottery.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danabeth/5081765153/
loving this collection - http://www.lolitas.se/index.php/2010/09/15/spoon-2/
- Mary G.
Ann
http://mycriticaleye.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/garden/30prewar.html?pagewanted=all
Ann
http://mycriticaleye.com
http://mylifeasamagazine.blogspot.com/2011/07/creative-gallery.html
http://www.livelovebakecake.com/2011/03/cookbook-collecting.html
Above is an article about cookbook collecting.(note written by me)
Thanks for the chance to win!
My favourite collection will be The Wellcome Collection in London: http://www.wellcomecollection.org/
I have a link to share but it's not really a collection or is it?
Anyhow, it's mighty cool, Jan! :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/tags/planner/
http://www.robayre.com/news/category/mail-art/
I was also lucky to be the recipient of one!