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Story by
chakrapennywhistle,
rikrak
Published on August 19, 2009 in This Handmade Life |
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I just love seeing what folks are collecting. I guess I feel it tells us just a little bit about what inspires them, what they love, and what they choose to surround themselves with in their homes. Today, I'm delighted to present the first in an ongoing series here on The Storque: The Collectors. First presented on my own little blog, the rikrak studio, it's 11 and a half quick questions with a wonderful artist on what they're collecting (apart from their art supplies!). Hope you'll just love these vintage super 8 cameras with the wonderful Chakra Pennywhistle!
'Tis the season to record all of the wonderful things going on around us! This month the Etsy Handmade Moment video contest deadline is fast approaching (August 31). So here's a collection interview to inspire us!
Who (are you?): Rikkianne (Chakra Pennywhistle)
What (are you collecting?): Vintage Super 8 Cameras
When (did you start?): About 8 or 9 years ago.
How (many do you have?): 23
Where (do you find them?): Local thrifts and antique stores.
Where (do you keep them?): They are placed on a book shelf in my living room.
What(‘s an interesting story behind one?): Lots of them still have film in them! Someday we plan to get a projector and check them out.
What (piece would you like to add?): I want to find one in an odd color.
Why (do you love them?): It is actually a collection that my husband and I share. He loves them just as much as I do.
What (else do you collect?): Vintage Vera Neumann scarves. I have over 300 of them!
Which (camera is your favourite?): This one was my Grandfather’s. My Grandfather loved films. He loved recording and fiddling with all things film related. That camera was one of his treasures.
Oh I just adore this gorgeous collection, Rikkianne! Thanks so much for sharing it with us. I also adore Chakra Pennywhistle's beautiful handmade creations and her eco-forward style. Her integration of gorgeous, vintage textiles, and newer organic materials helps make her beautiful accessories, for your home, your children, or your self, simply divine, not to mention, wonderfully eco-conscious! She's been an inspiration to me for as long as I've known her (we first met through the wonderful EcoEtsy Team!). I'm inspired by how she incorporates sustainable design and business practices into her beautiful work, blog and life. Plus... she's a wonderful, generous, kind soul! How splendid!
Hope you'll find something she's made that you might like to add to your own collection of wonderful goodies:
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By chakrapennywhistle, $50. |
By chakrapennywhistle, $7. |
What do you collect? Post in the comments below!
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RockPaperSilver
How fun! It is so true...what you collect is an insight to your soul and what inspires you. Very cool that this passion can be share with hubby!
PrimaryRedux
Lovely images.
Artsy and CircaCeramics always a visual treat!
birdie1
Visually stimulating! And I just LOVE your "Circle the Date Patches"!
janellelile
They're really beautiful objects, aren't they? I love that first image of the wall of cameras.
zwzzy
prettylittlethieves
i love all these super 8 cameras. great collection. thank you for sharing.
klacustomcreations
very cool collection, all we seem to be collecting around our house these days are toys
tangente
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one that collects Vintage Vera Neumann scarves :)
rntn
l ever to used it super 8 cameras long time ago
i think it very classic of my life :)
BululuStudio
SteppingStones
MeghanT
Cool collection. I love how they have the cameras displayed in their house. My collection would never be that neat and organized! The only thing I have ever been able to consistently collect is stamps from the Caribbean. I like ones that feature flowers or colorful aquatic creatures. One day I'll do something artistic with my collection and display them nicely.
BabbidgePatch
picture this ~ nice display in the background and cute pics!
jsimone
lovelygifts
ChloesRuffleButt
What a great collection! Thank you for sharing it with us!
buttercupbloom
As if I didn't already think that chakrapennywhistle was too cool for school....you too, rikrak! xo
Lunatiger
TheCottageCheese
workingforpeanuts
Cool! Now I want to collect those! No, I'll leave them for you. They sure look neat! Thanks
GeorginaKay
mermaidclaire
Wow, cool series!!! Rikkianne truly is a "wonderful, generous, kind soul"!! Thanks for sharing your fascinating collection. I am so inspired by your immaculate display system!
thevintageholicfrog
this is a great article! i collect frog brooches and typewriters ;)
capitalcitycrafts
FlanneryCrane
Love this...I love to collect old photos and postcards. Besides belts :)
sneakyvintage
I collect vintage purses.
Vintage suitcases.
Vintage books.
Vintage housewares.
Vintage jewelery.
Vintage electronics (radios and cameras).
Basically - pretty old things!
OhFaro
We have several vintage cameras in our home. They are family treasures. I totally remember my very first Polaroid; can't remember what happened to it, but I remember how fun it was using it with friends.
breadandroses2
Those Super 8s are displayed beautifully. How lucky they are to have built in book shelves!
Aside from collecting antique textiles and the vintage fabrics that are used in my art quilts and Etsy shops work, I have a real, longtime love affair with early 19th century English ceramics, c. 1820-1850s, especially Romantic Staffordshire transferware and collected well before it became fashionable. It's not just a middle-age mom kind of antique, either. Timeless beauty, good design & quality endure. Just about every room in house has some: plate groupings on walls, mantle, shelves. The scenic vignettes provide an instant vacation & draw the mind into mythical places with stories to tell.
LittleWhiteDresser
My boyfriend is a photographer i couldn't move him from my computer while he was reading this article!! lol
lilworkerb
blueberryshoes
MinceCo
Nothing like collecting to open your eyes to the variations of one object.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=...
I'm having my first sale!!!come visit my STASH IT collection
recycledwares
glad there are others out there that like camera's, Me Too!!
1AEON
LadyGrungeVintique
I love the way they are displayed! It reminds me of an oversided modern print on your wall.
Now I am inspired to starting a couple collecting hobby with my husband!
riorita
I collect lots of stuff. I love old Hannuka lamps. One problem though, with this display of cameras - you have to wipe off the dust every once in a while.
HeyChica
Love the display and I have a Brownie just like her grandfathers, it is a sweet camera!
KnitStorm
So cool! I love that this article was written about and by EcoEtsy members too! You gals are great!
MademoiselleG
What an impressive collection! I must found an old Brownie...would like so much to try TTV photo!
SimpleJoysPaperie
cravejewelrydesign
kissadesign
alexkeller
look at you famous people :) and i can say that you are both super cool!
beautifulbridget
jenharruff
This was a wonderful article! I love the collection, it's so interesting to see how the camera has changed so much over the years.
southernladysvintage
girltuesdayjewelry
I collect glass bird ornaments--the kinds that clip on to the tree branches. My goal is to have a Xmas tree covered entirely with these birds!
Love the cameras displayed on the shelves!
VixVintage
We have my family's super 8 and we watch the movies sometimes, they are so funny. Thanks for sharing, love your work.
pinkbuffalo
Love vintage cameras! I myself collect Arguses and Duaflexes for my ttv photos. :)
chakrapennywhistle
Thanks everybody! We absolutely love the cameras. It is so much fun to read about all the other neat collections out there! I can't wait to see more :) Thank you Etsy and of course the amazing rikrak!
Furiousdreams
Great to see this collection....I have a Super 8 camera that I bought in San Francisco in '97 at a photo store's garage sale for $50. Not only did I shoot with it, but I had the film transferred to video, edited myself w/graphics and music, and then aired it on TechTV when I worked there as Design Director.
Most of the footage was my Super 8 shoot of Alcatraz, combined with Hi-8 footage that I shot around the city and directly off my TV playing the 1958 jazz film, 'Jazz on a Summer's Afternoon'.
It's still one of my favorite pieces on my demo reel!
RetroLane
BellaVintageANDmore
I love to see collections creatively displayed rather than cluttered. This is a very nice display and the organization adds to the beauty of the collection. Great job and interesting article! Thanks!
fatalefemme
ack! I've recently fallen in love with super 8 films, and have been combing my thrift here for one. Lucky.
JoyandWhimsy
Thanks....glassware, bar, and drinking glasses are fun collectibles I like to sell and keep!
tinycharm
MrFilthyRotten
Love the article! I'm always interested in hearing about other people's collections. What a super way (no pun intended ; ) to display them. The cameras look like works of art! Love it!
zeropumpkin
thebestvintage
I love vintage cameras...
someday we are going to say what is film!!
beachhouseblues
Iammie
Wow! I've got only ONE! lol And it is the one that I use for photographing my items in shops ^^
LuminousMom
love it... what a fun display! I collect yellow depression glass and thats what I do it for more than anything is for the gorgeous way it displays
mixeralex
SuppliesHandcrafted
uncorked
love this article and love Rikkianne and hubby's amazing collection!
Morado
wonderful! very creatively and tastefully done :o)
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cbartist
thestapeliacompany
I have a collection of regular 8mm cameras and I love them! I use them for decoration because I love all the different versions they made back then. I'm glad to see all this camera stuff. Love it.
cottonbirddesigns
monkeyandsquirrel
great article... i have a love of old polaroid cameras. my heart is broken over the fact that polaroid had decided to discontinue their film. boooooooo!
spirocreations
Oh man...this couples collection made me drool! I love shooting super 8 and have a few cameras of my own...
MeowBarkArt
Won't it be interesting to find out what is on all of that film?!?
lavenderrabbit
CheekyVintageCloset
vintagehaut
Sweet collection and display.It shows your creative side ...thus explains your love for the photograph and eguiptment....I just purchased an large collection of mid century modern cameras which includes several super 8's..I will post a few for your interest.Thanks for sharing...
lilfishstudios
Beautiful collection and so wonderfully displayed! Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
emmarts
NestaHome
Two of THE sweetest Etsians ever!!! Great article ladies :) I love seeing homes and faces of etsy sellers I adore!
More please :)
filmmonsters
Fantastic collection. I love the article! Thank you for including us.
revelry
LOVE LOVE LOVE this collection. I'm an avid camera collector. Old, new, used, broken, whatever. Just love having them around. I also own a super 8 camera and reminds me of my college days when I would have to trek into NYC from NJ to get my film developed at Rafik, which seemed to be the only place around the developed Super 8 at the time.
tanisalexis
mega "Woo-Hoo's" your way ladies! You're both so darn fantastic and totally inspiring. keep it up!!! :)
GreenTease
I love old cameras to! Thanks for the dispaly ideas looks so tres chic!!!
designlab443
wow, what a nice display of your collection, looks like a mag cover!
herbanlifestyle
What a cool idea for a blog post series. I love old cameras, too, so this one was very inspiring. Great photos, too!
GetReadySetGO
i am speechless! not only is that THE coolest wall of collectibles i've ever seen but it's also of one of THE SWEETEST girl's home! and i am in the list on top of it all?!?! you ladies make me blush. i love everything about this article. camera's are high up on my list of things i LOVE. thanks for writing sharing and thanks for making GRSG a part:) xox.
kimquinndotcom
Great collection!!! How cool do those cameras look on the wall!? It would be great to see the old film, Thanks, KIm
RubyStudios
I am always held captive by the tiny, layered pinging of music boxes. I take them out of jewelry boxes or snow globes or wherever I find them, and then line my prizes up on the bookshelf.
paramountvintage
very nicley displayed. a collection looks best when it's not too cluttered. well done!
PipocaHandmade
Beautiful collection, display and selection! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
GreenPost
Great place to start with this series- love chakrapennywhistle's style!(cute haircut & husband, too!) It's fun to see what people collect and I can't wait to follow this series rikrak!! Thanks!
I'll keep an eye out for cameras for you ;)
Ulixis
i love this blog idea - seeing what others collect is so inspiring! i'm building a collection of Marcrest Swiss Alpine dishes. :)
stringmealong
minouette
Hey rikrak! Hope to see many more articles in this series. Fascinating stuff. :)
retrothreadz
hisocietyjewelry
Nice collection and display, very clean. I collect too much: sheet music, music albums from the 60's, clothes, quilt tops, kitchen utensils, tins, stones, sewing material and accessories, chairs, maps, etc. I could go on all day. My new vintage shop picketfencevintage.etsy.com will help me to disperse some of these things, I hope. I do have a very old camera I acquired lately from my family, but don't know exactly what kind it is (it's put up). I even have a storage rental that I use.
janssendesigns
Wonderful article! I love to see what people collect! Rikkianne's Vera scarf collection sounds incredible too! I only have about 20 of those! I think collecting is in the genes-my father is a huge collector of antique carpentry tools.
JeansVintageCloset
My sister has been into photography since she was a teen, She has created portraits of nature such as a splendid lightning strike zig zagging across a stormy sky behind a beached wooden boat and I followed her artistic behaviour sketching the boat and placing this art on my business cards.
Cameras are very much a rich, intrinsic part of American and other where histories
SpaGoddess
freakin' fantastic!! you are so cool rikkianne:)
are all artistic types collectors?? do we hoard cool things for inspiration or what?
LaLah
that camera display is one of the most beautiful things I have seen in a long time. I want to collect now!
MaryZoom
I love, love, LOVE the way you display your cameras. It will sure be fun seeing what's on the film!
phydeaux
Yay, Rikianne! I love this idea - looking forward to more interviews!
slinkymalinkicat
Fantastic collection. Wonderful blog too rikrak!
I look forward to seeing more in this series, the Etsy community are such an amazing bunch of people and I bet they have the best collections tucked away!
mosey
Shabbylull
Hi,
Love your collction!!
Thanks rikrak for including my film reels
shabbylull
MetroGypsy
modernbeads
bijoulerie
My BF collects cameras. Wish we had such a nice way to display them!
Dramatrauma
Chakra have you found a place that deveolps the film you find in the cameras? I have a freinds thats still looking for a place to develop his.
ApophisCraftWorks
Great collection! I have a Zenit "Kinoflex" and a Sankyo with boom mike. They both work like new; I consider them for as functional cameras than collectibles. I also have a killer Krasnogorsk 16mm movie camera with a bunch of attachments. Breaking them out is like turning of the pc and grabbing a book!
arsenica
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