Friday, June 18th, 2010 at 5:57 pm
My weekend was drab. The weather was indecisive and Spring was being elusive. I filled the days with long walks and made-from-scratch meals but by Sunday morning I was itching for a mini-adventure. My personal prescription for blah moods is simple: treasure hunting at a flea market. So I headed out the door, my old-fashion Polaroid in tow: a conquest from my last expedition.
I love moving from table to table, sorting through other people’s forgotten things. I’m drawn to knick-knacks, antique pictures of strangers, mismatched china, last centuries bifocals. I was rustling through a box of $2 goodies when a boy came up and started picking through the selection next to me. He was pulling out exclusively forks and spoons. I began chatting him up and discovered that he was an artist, making sculptures out of silverware. He needed three-hundred pieces. His concept was very intriguing: reusing recycled pieces to make something new. I told him I would help him in his hunt if he would send me pictures of the finished work. He enthusiastically agreed. So that was that: Sean and I spent a couple of hours searching for thrifty and interesting forks and spoons.
Throughout the process, I got all sorts of ideas of my own. I saw an old bird cage and thought about filling it with plants. WWII pin-ups could make for lovely (and cheeky) decoration. The list goes on and on. So I’m challenging you to recycle something old into something new! Let me know what you come up with!
With love and mischief,
Cherry Girl
PS I took the pictures with my NEW old Polaroid. Let me know what you think!
I love your blog !!! and your images done in the Polaroid really give the piece character and warmth…I want one
lol xx