Thursday, October 11, 2012

PPF: Cabinet of Curiosities

The theme for this month at The Sketchbook Challenge is "Cabinet of Curiosities."  At first, I thought this simply meant collections similar to what a naturalist might own. Then I did a bit of reading, and I realized it was more about a collection of the odd and inexplicable.   So, I embraced the fanciful and created this drawer from my cabinet of curiosities. It was fun and easy, and I could see expanding the "skeleton moth" into a Dias de los Muertos piece. I could also see making another drawer in a different style - mixed media collage and acrylic paint.  Luckily, there's still lots of October left to play with this theme! What would you put in your cabinet of curiosities?
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25 comments:

  1. Carolyn DubeOctober 11, 2012 at 9:23 PM

    I love your cabinet of curiosities! the bone with eyes is tied with moth man and skeleton moth as my favorites! Happy PPF!

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  2. laurieOctober 11, 2012 at 9:33 PM

    a great CoC you display. i'm glad you looked into the definition - i wasn't sure myself! i will have to think about my own CoC....

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  3. AmyOctober 11, 2012 at 10:54 PM

    I had a look at the link first because I wasn't sure about how many odd things we have. We certainly have lots of little hidden curiosities though, I find looking under the couch is the best place to find such things!

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  4. scrappyjackyOctober 12, 2012 at 2:01 AM

    I'm with Amy....though behind the couch is a good place in our house!!

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  5. humelOctober 12, 2012 at 4:10 AM

    Fabulous work, Rinda :) At the moment mine would include 'broken bone'... ;)

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  6. SianOctober 12, 2012 at 4:12 AM

    Well now, we actually have a trunk of curiosities which came from my FIL when he died. It has the initials HP on the front, so the kids used to pretend it belonged to harry Potter; and inside it is stuffed with genuine curiosities like Great Grandpa's false teeth and a mysterious glass eye!

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  7. carlareyOctober 12, 2012 at 4:41 AM

    A mixed media Cabinet! Oooh, I hope you do that, it would be fantastic.

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  8. MiriamOctober 12, 2012 at 5:14 AM

    This is wonderful Rinda! We sing a song 'dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones...at my singing group. Now I will have a different picture of the bones in my mind!

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  9. JO SOWERBYOctober 12, 2012 at 5:36 AM

    ooh that moth is scarey and reminds me of the Deaths head moth from Silence of the Lambs
    Jo xxxx

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  10. MarjiOctober 12, 2012 at 6:30 AM

    What a fun theme to work on for October. I think you are off to a really great start! Happy PPF

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  11. GlorV1October 12, 2012 at 7:14 AM

    Love these bones Rinda. What an imagination. Very nicely done. As for my bones, right now they would be called::Those arthritic bone::
    Tee hee, but it hurts. Have a wonderful weekend and I hope your soulmate is doing so much better.

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  12. FayeOctober 12, 2012 at 7:34 AM

    An amazing idea, Rinda. Looks like you had a bunch of fun creating this.

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  13. Lynn CohenOctober 12, 2012 at 9:51 AM

    Clever and creative interpretation neck bone connected to the ear bone... Tee here!

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  14. Anne MandaOctober 12, 2012 at 10:44 AM

    Creative and imaginative, fun and original, love it! HPPF!

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  15. aimeeOctober 12, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    such a clever idea and I love how you drew it!

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  16. KarenOctober 12, 2012 at 11:34 AM

    Very interesting concept! I'll have to think about this one.

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  17. Tracey FKOctober 12, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    I used to have a bit of a cabinet of curiosities obsession... I loved them... and you have captured them beautifully...xx

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  18. EVAOctober 12, 2012 at 2:58 PM

    These are fun and perfect for the theme!

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  19. SandieOctober 12, 2012 at 3:01 PM

    Looks like you had fun with that theme!

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  20. Cris, Artist in OregonOctober 13, 2012 at 3:22 PM

    Fun piece. I see Lynn beat me to the Neck bone connect to ear bone comment. lol HPPF

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  21. Mary C. NasserOctober 13, 2012 at 7:52 PM

    So creative and original and whimsical!
    Wonderful!
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  22. Carola BartzOctober 14, 2012 at 10:30 AM

    Now this is a wonderful cabinet of curiosities. Where do you get your ideas from? And I agree, this could be developed into a wonderful Dias de los Muertos piece.

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  23. ElizabethOctober 14, 2012 at 1:46 PM

    I like your sense of humor.

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  24. GigglesOctober 15, 2012 at 1:09 AM

    Quite the imagination, this could double for Halloween fun too!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  25. Jenn GirlOctober 18, 2012 at 12:32 PM

    This made me smile :) I love it!

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