Monday, September 28, 2009

I'VE GOT A THING FOR RUST


...And tarnish, and yellowed sheet music. Chipped book jackets. Scuffed piano benches. Antique glass so old, it’s turned purple. Cracked celluloid mirrors. Trunks with broken hinges. Faded plastic beads in clip-on earrings. Once-upon-a-long-long-time-ago buildings like this old mill…

I’ll admit, it’s not just the rust I love, but the history that comes with it. I like to pick up an object knowing that it’s got its own story to tell…and the rust, the dust, the tarnish, the cracks? They’re like the opening sentences in a thick, juicy novel…

3 comments:

  1. Rust, cracks, faded old signs... layers and hints of the past... these things have always intrigued me too.

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  2. Then you might be interested in seeing this amazing jewelry/assemblage artist:

    http://www.lobue-art.com

    Awesome.

    Sue

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  3. I can understand where you're coming from.

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