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I started collecting postcards a couple of years ago, and I now have two photo albums filled with them! They’re from all over and many of them are gifts from others as well. I also tend to use them as wall decor! My favorites are all pieces from art history—one of my favorite disciplines of study as both an artist and a historian ;) most bookstores sell them, especially used bookstores! They’re a really fun item to collect as they each hold geographical and contextual significance in different ways!
Jan 13, 2025
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Started collecting coasters with my roommate back in Boston 5 or 6 years ago and have ones from all over like Portland, Montreal, Barcelona and Japan. My favorite custom coasters from different places like local spots around nyc or wherever.
I added postcards a couple years, some are related to travel but a lot of them are from different art museums I go to. I usually go to the museum store after I’m done and pick out a couple paintings or pictures of installations I really liked.
I put a lot of them on this cork board in my apartment and I like it a lot because most have a good story behind them.
Jun 15, 2024
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perhaps it’s cliche but I love postcards. I like to frame them and build a wall dedicated to the places I went (my favorite one is a watercolor of Place du Tertre in Montmartre <3)
May 29, 2024
I have done this everywhere that I have lived. There are some beautiful images lost on the discarded blank face of a postcard, and they deserve to be cherished just as much as the big piece of art you have framed in your living room. You can find many for cheap at your local thrift. There’s a lot of fun to be had in grouping different images together for a collage effect. Space them out a bit more if it all feels a bit claustrophobic. Use some blue painter's tape for a pop of color.
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Getting to decorate my own space in accordance with my personality is such a thrill!! It’s a creative outlet and phenomenal form of self expression… sometimes I don’t want to be anywhere but my dorm room :’) and this is just the start!!!!
Jan 12, 2025
This book is incredible—it’s a bit on the darker side at points so if you’re uncomfortable with that definitely look into it more before reading it…I love Lisa Taddeo, she’s brilliant and I can’t recommend her work enough :)
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