day 403 – four thank yous
Posted: January 2, 2012 Filed under: allison sommers, annika, becky johnson, Benjamin Clarkson, brendan monroe, camilla engman, Chris Pointon, chris van veghel, Courtney Cerruti, curtis walker/blunderspublik, danni, David Pensato, devon driver kerslake, Donna Hainstock, Elsie Jones, Emmie Tsumura, Eric Lesage, eryn thorey mackenzie, Fiona, gillian king, Grace Poulsen, jane housham, Karen Wardle, kathy tran, kelly ruth, kim largey, Kristyn Ann Woodfine, Lindsey Bond, lisa wood, lisa young kutsukake, Liz Jones, Mark Saunders, mary thorp, Meags Fitzgerald, Meb (Marie-Ève Bouchard), melody wong, mitchell akiyama, Natalie Fisher, nigel peake, paul robles, ravi shukla, Robert Pasternak, s. arden hill, Sarah Baird, Scott Vanden Bosch, Shoshana Chava Coodin Bernstein, steve roden, Takashi Iwasaki, tania lambert, ted barker, toybot studios, yomek Leave a comment »
This is the final post of four things on http://www.fourfortheday.com but the site will remain open with updates on the things to come.
This has been a truly amazing year with this project. From day one I knew when I was organizing my studio and seeing how many small collections of things I kept and really loved, to Allison Sommers first post on January 2nd 2011, and in early November when all weeks had been assigned, and now when everything is all said and done that the concept of this project was something people really enjoy. We love our stuff and other peoples as well.
I can’t thank the Guest Editor’s enough for making this what it is. It takes courage to expose the things we hold onto. The Guest Editor’s did it and the internet has found out a little more about each of them.
I encourage everyone to keep checking back to find out what is next for this little project. My hope is a bound book and art exhibition. But I am open to other possibilites.
My humble thank you to everyone who made this possible and the collectors around the world, past, present, and future.
Happy New Year.
s. arden hill
day 122 – four hand made gifts
Posted: March 27, 2011 Filed under: collectibles, hand made, ted barker 1 Comment »
Hand made gifts are the best gifts.
a wooden boat from my aunt, a big mug from my girlfriend, a working wooden cannon from my dad, mittens from my mom
day 118 – four items from tunisia
Posted: March 23, 2011 Filed under: collectibles, objects, products, ted barker, toys, Uncategorized Leave a comment »
day 117 – four old canadiana books
Posted: March 22, 2011 Filed under: books, ted barker Leave a comment »
day 116 – four hand carved objects by hands i’ll never know
Posted: March 21, 2011 Filed under: mystery, objects, ted barker, Vintage Leave a comment »
Guest Editor Profile – Ted Barker
Posted: March 20, 2011 Filed under: information, ted barker Leave a comment »
Ted Barker
Winnipeg, Manitoba
http://tedmakes.blogspot.com/
http://tedbarker.carbonmade.com/
Where do you normally get your things?
Thrift stores, antique stores, family and friends.
What is your prize possession/”thing”/collectible/tool?
It’s hard to choose only one. I have a favorite paintbrush, a favorite photograph, a favorite piece of artwork and things that mean alot because of who gave them to me.
However since I need to choose one outstanding object, I’ll say a box I found at a goodwill store.
It’s an incredible carved wooden box. It’s obviously very old and obviously hand made. The top and sides are carved with an odd assortment of figures and animals. On the top is carved the words “TO LIZ FROM BROTHER STEVE” which is brilliantly sentimental in a sort of naive way. I was immediately captivated by the beautiful simplicity of the gesture of carving the gift message directly onto the object. It permanently imbues it with sentiment.
The specificity of the names and the fact that it was in a thrift store, gave it an aura of sadness as well. Who were these people and what happened to them for this blatantly personal object to be discarded? It hints at an entire history of two people and their relationship. To me it is utterly captivating.
Out of all the objects I have bought second hand this was the one that needed rescue the most. It was too unique to be a left in the banality of a store.
