i’ve been inspiresd by etsy this morning and learned that my love for old things is really my love for Ephemera, which as wikipedia calls it ”transitory written and printed matter not intended to be retained or preserved”
this is an example of what i’m thinking of. vintage papers, books, photographs, etc that I have been oogling over ever since I can remember going to estate sales with my mother. I’d sit on the floor among the boxes of papers piled in the corner looking through old school assigments, scapbooks and handwritten recipies. stuff that non one ever thought of as important but for some reason or another ended up piled in attics just waiting for curious eyes like mine to get their hands on them.
i’m going to start my own ephemera, which is a bit hard in this digtial age where most things aren’t printed.i hate photo albums, too ridig and organized so i had an ephemera epiphiny and decided to start my own box. a box of photos and papers that anyone can dig thier hands into and see what comes out. they will all be dated, this names and such for prosperity but it will provide a fun experience of discovery and novelty. In order to build up the box and add to some of the fun myself I’m going to ask friends to print out some of thier photos too add to the collection.
hope you’ll play along!
