In recent times, Barry and I have found that we are purchasing less art, yet we still love to buy it! The slow down has mostly been because our house is filling up with lovely sculptural and 3-D pieces; and our walls are pretty much full with our Aboriginal art collection.
We have nonetheless bought a lot of small pieces and have been talking for a while of making 'a wall of small things' in our office.
Previously on the wall we had a triptych by Walala Tjapaltjarri, one of the Pintupi people who is about my age, but walked out of the desert when he was in his twenties, never having see a white person. Not really that long ago…
And so because we have been planning and working out what we want to do and achieve, and how we want to spend our time, today we spent the afternoon creating our wall in the office.
Bits and pieces on our work table...
Barry screwing in D-Rings and other holders...
The two anchor pieces by local artist Katie Wells.
The top line organised…
Katie, Rob Natoli and Donna Watson…
Rob, Thich Nhat Thanh, Donna, Massimo Pollelo, local artists Alex Bridges, Kym Barrett, Jinty Stockings
Annie Atkinson, David Paulson and Katie.
We still have quite a few to be framed so the afternoon has encouraged us to act on that as well. It was fun, and really the best thing is that we discovered we have room for more beautiful small things!
Here is where Walala's triptych has ended up - on top of our linen cupboard! Still, we get to see them a lot when we come up and down the stairs…
We have nonetheless bought a lot of small pieces and have been talking for a while of making 'a wall of small things' in our office.
Previously on the wall we had a triptych by Walala Tjapaltjarri, one of the Pintupi people who is about my age, but walked out of the desert when he was in his twenties, never having see a white person. Not really that long ago…
And so because we have been planning and working out what we want to do and achieve, and how we want to spend our time, today we spent the afternoon creating our wall in the office.
Bits and pieces on our work table...
Barry screwing in D-Rings and other holders...
The two anchor pieces by local artist Katie Wells.
The top line organised…
Katie, Rob Natoli and Donna Watson…
Rob, Thich Nhat Thanh, Donna, Massimo Pollelo, local artists Alex Bridges, Kym Barrett, Jinty Stockings
Annie Atkinson, David Paulson and Katie.
This is where we got to this afternoon. We figure if you have to sit at the computer or the desk and work, then you might as well have lovely art to gaze upon!
We still have quite a few to be framed so the afternoon has encouraged us to act on that as well. It was fun, and really the best thing is that we discovered we have room for more beautiful small things!
Here is where Walala's triptych has ended up - on top of our linen cupboard! Still, we get to see them a lot when we come up and down the stairs…
It looks lovely, Fiona! A great idea and it will be fun to see it grow...
ReplyDeleteThanks Sara - it was great to find a place for all the bibs and bobs that were sitting on bookshelves; and even better to discover that we now had more space! yippee!
DeleteNice! What a wonderful way to display the art you've collected. I hope you'll continue to share it with us as the collection grows.
ReplyDeleteThanks J! Yes, we have several trips to the framers ahead of us now - but such fun! Will keep you posted.
Deletelooking good.... it's a work of art getting them arranged how you like!!
ReplyDeleteps.... like how they are co-ordinating with the storage boxes :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Suzi - firstly yes, trying to work out how they should hang was a challenge; but mostly thank you for liking how we match the storage boxes! Its an office and those boxes hold lots of archived work-work, so yep, they just have to co-habitate!
DeleteWhat beautiful pieces to own and enjoy looking at. Giving each their own space and selecting it's perfect neighbour is a real art too. Looking good so far!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lesley - so far so good; it may all get completely out of control who knows? Still it is lovely to share your work-work space with art so all shall be well in the end I am sure.
Delete~a wall of small things is evolving into a beautiful thing!!! to be surrounded by the hearts and minds of those who create can be inspiring...it will most definitely be fascinating to see how it grows...
ReplyDeletenot sure if you remember the walls in our dining room where our littles art graced the walls...well it has been undergoing the same transformation...now that i have had a bit more time at hand i have been able to get back to working on displaying pieces that had been patiently sitting...waiting for their time...the walls have been slowly graced with more art work from those near and far...its a comforting kind of feel...
enjoying your day and much love light and blessings~
It is indeed Brandi, and in lots of ways is a fine reminder of the beauty to be found in small things. Glad to hear the dining room walls are now adorned!`
DeleteLooks great Fiona...I'm finding it difficult to buy more art and find a space for it. Making a whole wall of small pieces sounds like a good idea. Love Walala's work. Coincidentally I have been collecting Aborginal art too.
ReplyDeleteMay I recommend gathering a small somewhere for the display of small art Jo?!? ;- ) Let's you keep buying without feeling bad. Our Aboriginal art collection gives us great pleasure, and I'm sure yours does too.
DeleteA lovely collection, Fiona, and beautifully arranged. I have so many small work and most never see the light of day. Now I'm thinking how I could display them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carol - so true! We have gone looking around the house for pieces that have been displayed on bookshelves, tables etc to see if they would be better honoured by the wall. I'm glad we stopped talking about doing it and did it this time!
Deleteit looks fabulous. and it is beautifully arranged.
ReplyDeleteHopefully we can keep the good-looking approach going as we get further along V!
DeleteVery effective hanging! A beautiful wall of art and creativity.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anna - it feels great to turn around and see them! I also smile as I walk past them several times a day...
DeleteThis is an inspiration - I don't have any spare pieces of art that need hanging, but I do have a zillion postcards that haven't seen the light of day since they came home from the museum or gallery shop. Putting a fresh one in easy sight of the computer every week will be a pleasure!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea Margaret - just having that little reminder, displaying it, honouring it and enjoying it!
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