Above: another page spread from my "Ephemera" journal of February 2000.
I took a moment to review this journal for its nostalgia while scanning the spread I showed you yesterday. Before leaving this journal I thought I would share the above spread. These two weeks in February 2000 I was a bit annoying, to say the least. I gathered ephemera everywhere. Here I ventured into Dick's study, which always has the appearance of mess, but from which he can find the smallest thing immediately (go figure.)
Since the room contained his ephemera I couldn't just walk away with anything I wanted, but I did manage to get him to part with a couple labels. And I took photos on out-dated Polaroid film (which I found in the basement fridge—more ephemera of a sort.
The entire spread is covered with a sheet of Bugra, as described yesterday.
Because of the variety of subject matter and technique in this journal it is one I always take with me when I'm teaching. (It saves me taking 20 journals, each with perhaps only one collage.) Children especially get a kick out of the title.
On this spread I also wrote down the conversation Dick and I had as I scavenged. It reminds me of how snotty I am, and how patient Dick can be.
Go on an archaeological adventure in your home or studio and see what turns up.
I think Dick is a keeper and he let you have some good stuff too.
He is, and he always brings home odd little bits and pieces for me to ooh and aah over.
Roz, my eyes did a double take at the title, haha.
SO…a klepto? A magpie? a gatherer? And a gleaner, I bet!
Yep, I’ve always been a magpie. Odd things attract my attention. I even made a basket with junk from a crow’s point of view. Dick just generates a lot of paper! More paper than I think I generate, and that’s a lot.
I’d love to see a pic of the basket. I love crows, and I am a collector of all kind of trash, papers and books.
Christina, you can see the basket on my website
https://rozwoundup.com/BG302.html