Category Archives: collections

Gathering and Letting Go

Posted on April 28, 2020 by jyourist

I have an obsession. So does my husband. We collect things. As artists, objects are very important to us. They inspire us, push us beyond our creative boundaries, hold magic for us. Every journey we make, even the most ordinary, … Continue reading →

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Judging books by their covers: I

Posted on August 9, 2016 by jyourist

Off and on this summer I have been organizing the multitude of books in our house. Over these many years I have picked up appealing old books with awesome illustrations, intriguing titles, and/or engaging covers. Some of them I have already … Continue reading →

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In the Table: Fans

Posted on October 5, 2013 by jyourist

The present show in our table is a portion of my collection of fans. Certainly the origin of the fan has a lot to do with cooling oneself, but there is some evidence that in the 18th and perhaps 19th … Continue reading →

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“Artifacts” at the Chicago Children’s Museum

Posted on January 2, 2012 by jyourist

In an earlier post from last spring, I blogged about the opening of Michael’s Museum at the Chicago Children’s Museum at Navy Pier. In Michael’s Museum is an amazing opportunity to experience and participate in the artistic vision of its … Continue reading →

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Discarded photos

Posted on July 13, 2011 by jyourist

On the door to my studio I have alternating displays of selections from my post card collection. Because Japan is  a soon to be tangible piece of our lives, I presently have some of my Japanese postcards on display. In … Continue reading →

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Mmmm….OM…

Posted on July 5, 2011 by jyourist

I have blogged about collections before. In one of my earliest posts I looked at the history of collections and connected it to the ones we have in our home. Later I blogged about MG and GM’s In the Table/ … Continue reading →

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The Things by Donald Hall

Posted on June 10, 2011 by jyourist

When I walk in my house I see pictures, bought long ago, framed and hanging — de Kooning, Arp, Laurencin, Henry Moore — that I’ve cherished and stared at for years, yet my eyes keep returning to the masters of … Continue reading →

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Nothing small about that…

Posted on May 15, 2011 by jyourist

Michael’s Museum is now a part of the rich cultural treasures of this city. Its openings on Friday (morning and evening) clearly reflected this. Like the best openings, the public was filled with expectation, curiosity, great eagerness. This energy was … Continue reading →

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Michael’s Museum

Posted on May 12, 2011 by jyourist

Tomorrow my dear friend Michael (see In the Table/ On the Wall) will be having an opening of his lifetime collection of miniatures, now on permanent display, at the Chicago Children’s Museum. All his life he has been accumulating small … Continue reading →

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To blind someone by placing a red-hot copper kettle near their eyes

Posted on March 1, 2011 by jyourist

I have a thing for dictionaries. I really love them. In fact, I have a collection of old dictionaries and even use them in my art. Some years ago I created a shaman jacket that is covered with images from … Continue reading →

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