Little stamps
Sometimes it feels good to fall back on something familiar.
Particularly when you are nervous about trying something new. I'm casting about for inspiration to prepare for a workshop by Jessie Chorley. The plan is to make a book based on a personal narrative, but suddenly I seem to be all out of stories. I do have a great deal of old shopping lists though. Do you suppose those might work?
Better keep planning I think.
Some folks seem to have the knack of making something special out of the everyday. Capturing a moment - check out Record the Day and you'll see what I mean. And how about the UK at Home project. Seven days, captured on film and made into a book which somehow captures the essence of home.
You just made me spit soya crisps at the screen with your shopping lists comment. Laughing and eating and reading at the same time is not such a great combination.
Posted by: mary | 07 May 2008 at 04:54
Every time I listen to a play on Radio 4 it seems to be about shopping lists so I think you might have found your vocation.
Posted by: Alice C | 07 May 2008 at 07:22
I, for one, would be fascinated to read other people's shopping lists!! I suppose that's because I'm, basically, nosey :)
I'm sure a shopping list could tell us a lot about a person.
xxx
Posted by: Lesley | 07 May 2008 at 08:03
Actually I think shopping lists would tell a story if you had enough of them. Perhaps they'd need days of the week as headings. There would be something in their repetitiveness as well as the peculiar items that find their way on there.
I also got excited because I thought you could suddenly write japanese, but then realised that would mean you had swapped one of your boys for a cute japanese child as well...
Posted by: Jo | 07 May 2008 at 09:21
ali, i LOVE LOVE your stamps! they are seriously awesome. i think the camera is my fave.
Posted by: kirsten | 07 May 2008 at 14:27
your stamps are wonderful, ali. i need to give that a try!
Posted by: erin | 07 May 2008 at 14:36
Shopping lists, I think, tell a big story about someone's life, go for it!
The UK at Home book looks wonderful, and your stamps are lovely!
Posted by: Dragonfly | 07 May 2008 at 15:22
This is the cutest thing ever.
Posted by: Katie Pedersen | 07 May 2008 at 17:51
i think the shopping lists is an excellent idea!
Posted by: hazeljoy | 07 May 2008 at 20:07
My shopping lists would inspire no-one I fear. I have a competition with myself to try to spend less each week (though maybe it's cheating to buy extra stuff at Waitrose ;-)
Love those stamps. Every time you show pictures I resolve to have a go, then I never do ...
Posted by: dottycookie | 07 May 2008 at 21:09
I love your rubber stamps, thanks for the mention : )
Looking forward to reading about your book making course.
Posted by: Jeska | 08 May 2008 at 22:19
I suppose it all depends on what you have put on the shopping list really. It could be a really sleazy story or something quite every day. Could be a good story though either way. Will look forward to seeing what you actually do come up with. As you are a blogger, it's not as if you are often lost for words ...
Posted by: muffin | 08 May 2008 at 23:03
I think shopping lists would be brilliant, could be very revealing. There is always joy to be found in the everyday domestic! I love those stamps, I really need to have a go at those!
Posted by: Sharon | 09 May 2008 at 09:13
wonderful stamps - I don't know how you do it, you must have a very steady hand!
Posted by: julie | 10 May 2008 at 00:20