What do you collect?

[gja1000]

Ok, here's my husband's kachina collection (yes, they are kinda scary looking!). They are hand carved out of cottonwood by different Hopi Indian artists. Each one has a different name and is symbolic of something or a ceremony.

1. (L to R) Morning Singer, Sunface, Eagle Dancer, Deer Dancer, Sunface
2. Deer Dancer, Sunface, Eagle Dancer
3. Morning Singer, Sunface

[gja1000]

Last but not least, here is the New Mexico stone polished pottery that I collect and the walrus and mammoth ivory carvings that my husband and I collect. This is an older picture, we have several more pieces of ivory now.

In the ivory, (L to R) you can see a musk ox, whale pod, sea otter chasing a fish, and a mother/baby whale pair. Also, there is an Alaskan dog sled in the front and a little eskimo figure. The whale pod (there are 11 whales - some on the back you can't see) was carved out of walrus tusk - there are no separate pieces glued together, it is one piece of antler with everything carved from it.

[lynne b]

Originally Posted by gja1000

Last but not least, here is the New Mexico stone polished pottery that I collect and the walrus and mammoth ivory carvings that my husband and I collect. This is an older picture, we have several more pieces of ivory now.

In the ivory, (L to R) you can see a musk ox, whale pod, sea otter chasing a fish, and a mother/baby whale pair. Also, there is an Alaskan dog sled in the front and a little eskimo figure. The whale pod (there are 11 whales - some on the back you can't see) was carved out of walrus tusk - there are no separate pieces glued together, it is one piece of antler with everything carved from it.

OMG your collections are beautiful, i like the ivory the best i think. right now i am into collecting dogs (LOL), one of the draw backs of breeding there always seems to be 1 out of my breedings that we become attached to and cant seem to part with. i have 7 right at the moment 3 are from my breedings. I really need to find a new hobby.

[Tiramisu]

Gayle, I love your collections and the way you have displayed them. I've been dusting a little this weekend, while I'm g-babysiting the 4 year old and 10 month old, and I've realized that I obviously collect pictures of my kids. I probably have around 80 pictures of kids around the house. That's just crazy!

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by Tiramisu

Gayle, I love your collections and the way you have displayed them. I've been dusting a little this weekend, while I'm g-babysiting the 4 year old and 10 month old, and I've realized that I obviously collect pictures of my kids. I probably have around 80 pictures of kids around the house. That's just crazy!

LOL! I collect pictures of my kids/grandkids too - and I'm sure I have about that many also. But I only have limited space to display them, so I have them in a drawer and rotate them on display.

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by lynne b

OMG your collections are beautiful, i like the ivory the best i think. right now i am into collecting dogs (LOL), one of the draw backs of breeding there always seems to be 1 out of my breedings that we become attached to and cant seem to part with. i have 7 right at the moment 3 are from my breedings. I really need to find a new hobby.

Lynne, I'd love to collect dogs too I've often wondered how breeders let all the puppies go. I remember in Janet's video, she called one of the pups something like, "My little man" - if I ever used "my" with a pup, I fear it would be all over and I'd never be able to let him/her go!!!

[judy]

I have collected different things over the years. It used to be cat figurines, then miniatures, then shells, and I can't remember what else over the years. Lots!

Now, I don't want anything that collects dust - no more collecting. But, then who knows what I'll find around here.