Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Beauty in common things...

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 Just a simple autumn still life featuring two of my favorite things, an ironstone pitcher and a transferware bowl.

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Every autumn I think about how I'd love to have have some brown transferware dishes, but I already  own more sets of dishes than I need.  This bowl and the brown transferware cup and saucer I used in last week's still life are all of the brown transferware that I own.

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My favorite things to collect are antique objects that were used in homemaking in bygone days.  Ironstone bowls and pitchers, transferware dishes, breadboards, interesting old bottles and demijohns.  I am drawn to the beauty in these common items.
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Are you a collector?  What are your favorite things to collect?

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17 comments:

  1. I enjoy the simplicity of colors and textures, too!

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  2. A great beauty in these things! It is important to use them as well.
    Oh, I have a little collection of pitchers (and a lot of other things, like old table coths).

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    1. I'd love to see some of your lovely old pitchers and tablecloths!

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  3. I love your beautiful fall still life, the brown and beige tones. Yes, I am a collector too of old things, especially of items which have been used in my family and which "tell stories".

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    1. Merlanne, I hope to see some of your collections in future photos!

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  4. Such a lovely series, Elizabeth!
    Thanks so much for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/09/up-up-away.html

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  5. velvet pumpkins & transferware . what's not to love? :)
    collecting:
    benches
    cream-ware dishes
    yardsticks
    suitcases
    enamel bowls
    munising bowls
    .. off the top of my head. :)

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  6. I have lots of small collections: jadeite, transfer-ware, baskets, old children's books, hand-painted pansies and demi-johns, some vintage suitcases. Most of my furniture is vintage or antique--and I do have lots of old books in general. I just love things with history!

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  7. Such lovely texture in these photos.. not just the overlay, but also the objects in them.

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  8. I'm super glad I popped on over to your blog! As a fellow photography/editor blogger, I've been looking for some link ups to join.

    Yay!!!!

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    1. That's awesome Lil! There are lots of link-ups around.

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  9. Beauty in the common is a perfectly. It describes you and your blog as a whole to me.

    Beautiful post.

    Lisa

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