Playing with Vintage Packaging

My brother Dan gave me the most special stash of images from packaging that he had collected in his travels mostly in the 70's.

I really felt that the collection was sentimental to me as well since I had lived vicariously  through his travels long before I started world travel myself.

He had gone off to art school at Instituto Allende in San Miguel while I was still in high school.

Some of these images are from his South American travels back then.

Then he went to Bali and lived for a year painting back when there was only one restaurant in Ubud.

He was a huge influence in my life in so many ways... travel, art and humor.

I realized that I couldn't really part with most of this ephemera for my art so I decided to combine it all on these stiff place mats that I got at the thrift store.

He told me that he had always meant to put them all together somehow and now I have.

Dan told me that this one was his favorite.

I'm keeping them all!

It Comes in Waves

It Comes in Waves 

by Kimberly Rogers

SOLD!

I made this found object assemblage in response to the earthquake in Japan.

The news of the devastation and impending effects of the nuclear disaster

is hitting me in waves.

Made with pieces of rust, a discarded squeeze tube, Japanese postal ephemera,

antique porcelain doll arm and button.

a mounted on a composite stone backing and framed in a used discarded frame of linen and wood. 

detail

detail of body

Outdoor shot

I am offering this piece for $100

All proceeds not including shipping will go to a Japanese  Earthquake relief fund of your choice.

I'll calculate shipping depending on where it's headed.

estimated minimum of $20

Thanks, Kim

My Little Mexico Trip~ Magdalena de Kino

 When my friend heard that mi esposo was going to be out of town running with his sons in Vegas, she shot me a message that she could be persuaded to take a drive south to Magdalena de Kino a few hours south of here in Mexico. She had heard that it was Fiesta time for the anniversary of Father Kino's death some 300 years ago which is a big deal for many Mexicans. It turned out we were a few days off from the actual celebration but got there in time to see some preparations for the event.


Unfortunately I've left my camera in her car and for now can only show you what I bought. (You see my moratorium on supplies doesn't hold across international borders) and I want to do my best at helping out the economy in Mexico since tourism has dropped off drastically with fear mongering news reports.
 My biggest fear on the trip was more about driving over the mountains with people passing on curves trying to pass semi's that were crawling at a snails pace on steep grades.

 We went to the shops that had religious paraphernalia and I found what I was looking for.

Milagros (miracle charms) that are used as votives in altars and shrines.

These are scapulars which were being sold in Magdalena de Kino

I was delighted with our visit to the ferreteria which is NOT a place that you buy ferrets but is a hardware store. How I love it when I go to less modern stores that have a selection of nearly vintage items mixed in with the new stuff. 

Some of these items are Chinese I know but I think they are certifiably vintage.

I was happy to find a great array of Mexican oilcloth at a decent price.

I'm thinking of sewing place mats and coasters.

I've got these hanging on the line right now though because there seems to be some serious industrial outgassing at the moment.

I promise to post more about the trip when I get my camera back.

I think I got some more great images that will warm those of you who haven't felt any semblance of spring yet.

Winter Themed Coolaborative Book Project

When Corrine from Dosfishes approached me about a collaborative book project I was intrigued with the thought of a three way book collaboration.

She explained to me that there would be three different books for the three of us participating.

The other gal is Lyle from Just A Note.

We would each do additions to pages so and would each end up with our own book that the other two had contributed to. Each page would be a collaboration and the theme was winter.

It was challenging to decide what might be the right amount to add to a page so that you would leave room for the others to do their thing.

This is just half of the pages I ended up with, I'm saving the rest for another post.

We also decorated a cigar box to keep out book in.

So I don't know if this is considered a Round Robin.

Perhaps it was a Triangle Robin.

And while I know that most of you have seen plenty of winter, you may have to endure some more winter imagery in these pages.

I would love to know which pages you like the best.

Thanks!

It was fun to guess which additions were made by whom,

each person displaying their own flavors and style.

Stampings by Lyle, I believe.

This one has more of a Corrine look to it.

I've had plenty of winter after all my years in Alaska and it was challenging

to portray what winter is for me now in Arizona.

This windblown crepe paper that was stuck to my ocotillo tree in the yard is perhaps 

a better portrayal of winter rather than a classic winter snow scene.

Some pages were obviously all mine!

Swirls before Pine

I love the surface treatments on some of these.

 I think this one was Lyle's Style.

I'll post some more soon if you can stand any more winter images!

The Winner.....s of my 200th Post Giveaway

Well I can hardly believe it and I'm beginning to think that the Random Number Generator is rigged

because my good buddy Lorna from Artymess won this one and it seems to me that something is going on since we keep winning and swapping so often between each other.

SO.............

To be fair to you others I picked 3 more numbers and want to send out a few more consolation prizes to the next winners.

So please, Amy from Mittens, Angeline from Liens Dingen and nopostonsunday I will need your mailing

address so that I can send a little something of my choosing that I think you might like.

Thanks for entering and stay tuned for my next post about the collaborative book project that I did with two others this winter and my overnight trip to Mexico yesterday.