Comments on: The Altered States Of Altered Art http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2008/06/30/the-altered-states-of-altered-art/ Where Hunters Gather Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:54:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Derek Dahlsad http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2008/06/30/the-altered-states-of-altered-art/#comment-72368 Derek Dahlsad Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:01:10 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/?p=4736#comment-72368 We talked about dissecting encyclopaedias, but unfortunately the antique encyclopedia sets (yes, plural) we own are MINE -- one is a "Teachers and Pupils Cyclopaedia" set that I actually refer to from time to time to look for things that were important enough to Victorians to write about but has little value to Wikipedia to include. The other is an incomplete set, but has some neat images, which I don't want cut up. The collection wins again! This is part of what we wanted to teach the kids, though: if you want to cut things up, don't start slicing up your collection when you can go find damaged or forlorn stuff at thriftshops and rummage sales that are worth dismembering. We talked about dissecting encyclopaedias, but unfortunately the antique encyclopedia sets (yes, plural) we own are MINE — one is a “Teachers and Pupils Cyclopaedia” set that I actually refer to from time to time to look for things that were important enough to Victorians to write about but has little value to Wikipedia to include. The other is an incomplete set, but has some neat images, which I don’t want cut up. The collection wins again! This is part of what we wanted to teach the kids, though: if you want to cut things up, don’t start slicing up your collection when you can go find damaged or forlorn stuff at thriftshops and rummage sales that are worth dismembering.

]]> By: Collin David http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2008/06/30/the-altered-states-of-altered-art/#comment-72129 Collin David Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:41:07 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/?p=4736#comment-72129 Another GREAT source for cut-able images is old encyclopedia sets - I have a big ol' collection of dissected images from those things. Maybe I'm desensitized to book destruction, working at a library that actively discards many books, but I love the altered art thing. I'm teaching 2 classes on it over the summer! http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2007/08/01/i-desecrated-a-book-but-it%e2%80%99ll-look-great-in-my-kitchen/ Another GREAT source for cut-able images is old encyclopedia sets - I have a big ol’ collection of dissected images from those things. Maybe I’m desensitized to book destruction, working at a library that actively discards many books, but I love the altered art thing. I’m teaching 2 classes on it over the summer!

http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2007/08/01/i-desecrated-a-book-but-it%e2%80%99ll-look-great-in-my-kitchen/

]]> By: Val Ubell http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2008/06/30/the-altered-states-of-altered-art/#comment-72126 Val Ubell Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:33:29 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/?p=4736#comment-72126 That sounds like a fun-filled day! Bet the kids loved doing something unexpected since they surely know how you and Derek must love your books. Cute kids too! That sounds like a fun-filled day! Bet the kids loved doing something unexpected since they surely know how you and Derek must love your books. Cute kids too!

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