1. Oil Painting, Deep Palette Knife, yellow adobe buildings on yellow street
2. Goddard Print
3. Wood Cutout templates from dinosaur models
Also some flattened boxes behind Bookcase
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(Family Room: 2012)
Box #14f–Large Posters and Prints–2012
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(Family Room: 2012)
Hoarderville, U.S.A.
I live in a small city, but I choose not to name it. Instead, from here on in, I will simply refer my locality as Hoarderville.
In a way, the name is apt: people around here hang onto everything and tend to be somewhat provincial. Thrift stores in Hoarderville tend to be less full than in other cities I have lived or visited, the opportunity to find a true treasure at a bargain price more unlikely. Hoardervillens feel strongly about their possessions:
They'll have to peel this broken corkscrew out of my cold, dead hands.Don't get me wrong; I like where I live, but I'm not native to Hoarderville, and my views tend to be, well, less provincial, and I do let go of obvious junk.
If you have read through some of my lists (brave you!), you will see that, from time to time, I slip out of Hoarderville, bringing home foreign and domestic souvenirs. Why do hoarders feel that they have to bring home a piece of everywhere else?
I honestly don't know. But I'm getting better. On my last trip away from Hoarderville, I brought back only small items--a big improvement over the 10-pound rock I dragged across the ocean eight years ago. (We do have rocks around here, but they're not as pretty or interesting.)
Hoarderville can be anywhere; it's not just my city but any city in the world where crass consumerism is the way of life.
Box #14e–Large Posters and Prints–2012
1. Secret Lagoon Print
2. Clinton-Gore Poster
3. Large Georgia O’Keefe Poster (24 x 36)
4. Large Beatles Poster (24 x 36), Framed
5. Some Large Pieces of Flat Cardboard, one poster-sized piece
____________________Also some large flattened boxes behind Bookcase, but not in Hess Bag
(Family Room: 2012)
Organizing a Hoard and Fighting Boredom
Today is a rainy, cold day, but at least there's no snow where I live like in some parts of the country. I thought it would be a good day to work on The Project, but I have this feeling of ennui. I did "stage" some boxes (organizing like items together), nothing major. Maybe tomorrow...
Organizing stuff is tedious and boring, and as I look around the house, my efforts don't seem to have made a major difference. But, in actuality, they have.
The attic is less full and boxes still there are roughly sorted by type. But, the truth is, much of it is junk or household items we no longer need. A lot of it should be tossed. The question is, will we be able to toss or donate it?
Yes, clutter is still an issue; if you walked into my house right now, you would see a slightly messy living room with lots of knickknacks and some dust, but you wouldn't find a typical hoarder house with piles of boxes everywhere and garbage thrown around. You would find my dishes washed and put away, and food inventory managed fairly well, with the occasional science project lurking in the refrigerator. Laundry is always done and put away. Once a year, I check canned and dry goods, tossing all expired food (who wants to eat questionable food, anyway? Eeeww!), and I make my husband toss away expired meds. I also go through clothing and shoes and donate what we no longer use. Because if I don't do these basic tasks, it would be a fast, slippery slope to Hoarderville.
Still, we're surrounded by stuff, which tells me that we may be closer to hoarderdom than I originally thought. My better half and I are pack rats, especially books and papers--parting with books is like sending an adult child out on his or her own. You know you have to do it, but you can only hope that you're giving your unwanted books to someone who will appreciate them.
You can't ignore stuff when you're picking it up, packing it, and moving it around; the physical act kicks in that psychological component, a realization that you may be just a few steps away from those people on reality hoarding shows who DO have piles and piles of junk filling every room.
That scares me.
Organizing stuff is tedious and boring, and as I look around the house, my efforts don't seem to have made a major difference. But, in actuality, they have.
The attic is less full and boxes still there are roughly sorted by type. But, the truth is, much of it is junk or household items we no longer need. A lot of it should be tossed. The question is, will we be able to toss or donate it?
Yes, clutter is still an issue; if you walked into my house right now, you would see a slightly messy living room with lots of knickknacks and some dust, but you wouldn't find a typical hoarder house with piles of boxes everywhere and garbage thrown around. You would find my dishes washed and put away, and food inventory managed fairly well, with the occasional science project lurking in the refrigerator. Laundry is always done and put away. Once a year, I check canned and dry goods, tossing all expired food (who wants to eat questionable food, anyway? Eeeww!), and I make my husband toss away expired meds. I also go through clothing and shoes and donate what we no longer use. Because if I don't do these basic tasks, it would be a fast, slippery slope to Hoarderville.
Still, we're surrounded by stuff, which tells me that we may be closer to hoarderdom than I originally thought. My better half and I are pack rats, especially books and papers--parting with books is like sending an adult child out on his or her own. You know you have to do it, but you can only hope that you're giving your unwanted books to someone who will appreciate them.
You can't ignore stuff when you're picking it up, packing it, and moving it around; the physical act kicks in that psychological component, a realization that you may be just a few steps away from those people on reality hoarding shows who DO have piles and piles of junk filling every room.
That scares me.
Box #14d–Posters and Prints–2012
1. Envelope:_________________________________
Calendar: Japanese Art Prints, 19902. Envelope, Jennifer’s Artwork
Calendar: Georgia O’Keefe Prints, 1992
Calendar: Citizen’s Bank, 2003 (With personal info and events)
Calendar: Citizen’s Bank, 2004 (With personal info and events)
“Dog Days,” A Sioux City Journal Ad Done by Bird, July 26, 1990
Welcome to Oxford, Mississippi, Historical Tour
Gallery Guides, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Facsimile: The Miami Herald, May 15, 1948
Anti-Underage-Drinking Posters, 2: “Forever Grounded” and “Underage Drinking is Really Cool...Isn’t It?”
Watercolor of a Young Blonde Man (Kind of creepy)3. Envelope, Jennifer’s undergraduate Diplomas
Ocean Sunset
Water Color: Winter Scene, 1972 (Framed)
Squiggly Artwork (Also Scanned)
Associate of Science, 19804. Envelope
Bachelor of Arts, 1982
Jeff B.’s Drawings of 1992 Interdisciplinary Writing Class Students5. Envelope
The Fantastiks Poster, Cecil Community College (I think Mark S. was in this production)
Print: African American Girl (Pencil), by J. MacDonald Henry
Small Beatles Poster (or Large Photograph) in Sepia Tone, Early Days
Hieronymus Bosch Poster
Fake Currier and Ives
Prints:
Oskar Kokoschka, 1886-1980, “London, Large Thames View,” 1926
Joan Miro, 1893-1983, “Carnival of Harlequin,” 1924-25
Jean Dubuffet, 1901-1985, “Devidoir Enregisteur,” 1978
Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, “The Artist and His Model,” 1964
Hungarian Print, Striped Cat with Wings, Painter’s Name Unreadable, 1983, 15/1006. Small Tube:
Print signed by Paul Hart: Piccadilly Circus “Regent Palace Hotel”7. Small Tube
Brugge Print signed by A.M. Mouton, three different views of Begijhof
Brugge Print signed by A.M. Mouton, “Boterhuis”
Print signed by Paul Hart: “Tower Bridge” (London)8. Mapplethorpe (Art book in slip cover)
9. Paul Delaveux, 1897-1994 (Blue Art Book)
10. Hallmark Bag: Painting by Anita S., 1915-2006, Lake with Cottage
11. Envelope: Painting by Anita S., 1915-2006, Bird in Nest Against a Brick Wall
12. Print by John Burt, Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, 1976
13. Print by John Burt, The Church of the Holy Trinity, 1980
14. Belgium Tapistry, Made in Belgium, Acquired in 1997 in Brugge
15. Envelope: Jennifer’s Artwork
Water color of a brown-haired girl
Unfinished oil of a man in a turban
Ship at Sea, Mixed Media
(Shed: 2012)
Box #14c–Posters and Prints–2012
1. Star Trek Movie Poster: “Insurrection,” 1998_________________________________
2. Joe Di Maggio Poster: A Tribute to a Yankee,” Gallery E, June 9, 1999 to July 9, 1999
3. Dr. Phil Posters, 2
4. Dracula Poster (Velvet), Used to Hang on Jerry’s Office Door
5. Garfield Poster
6. Fulbright Poster: “Fulbright Showcase of Fulbright Alumni”
(Shed: 2012)
Box #14b–Posters and Prints–2012
1. Tube:_________________________________
Author’s Proof: “Zlatni Medvjed” (“Golden Bear”), by Josip Generalic, 19852. Tube:
Print/Etching: “Skopje Pred Zemjotresot,” by S. Stojanov, 1988, 56/803. Tube:
Yugoslavia Posters, many of them travel posters. One from Lake Ohrid, All from pre-19894. Tube
Budapest Poster
Skopje Jazz Festival Poster, from 2004 (Inside Budapest Poster)
Edward Hopper (1882-1967) Poster, Automat, 1927
Peter Paul Reubens Poster, “Prometheus Bound” (Detail) Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1976
Vincent Van Gogh Poster, “Outdoor Café,”
Paul Delaveux (1897-1994) Print, Girl Waiting for a Train
5. Tube:
Paul Delaveux (1897-1994) Print, a Naked Lady
Building Europe Together (An EU Poster, circa 1997)
6. Tube:
Paul Delaveux (1897-1994) Print, “Trains”
7. Tube:
Brooks Robinson Poster, “Thanks, Brooks!” 19778. Not in Tube:
“Setting Up Your Computer” (Early Artifact of the Digital Age)9. Not in Tube:
Skopje Jazz Festival, 2
(Shed: 2012)
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