BS: Your 6 items for a still-life

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: freda underhill
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 10:21 PM

thank, allan!

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Allan C.
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 06:12 PM

It's a style of Martin guitar, freda.

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: freda underhill
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 05:52 PM

what is a D-28?

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Peace
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 05:37 PM

Picture of my kids
Fire helmet
Map of Spain
D-28
Deck of cards missing the Jack of Clubs
Maple leaf

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 05:21 PM

Mao's little red book
A blue dollie
Bottle of Bass Ale
The Sargeant Pepper album
1950's footie boots
A rose

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: el ted
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 07:34 AM

a flamenco guitar
a flamenco guitar
a flamenco guitar
a flamenco guitar
8 gallons of Asda's spanish muscatel
a rubber dress

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Metchosin
Date: 28 Mar 04 - 01:27 PM

Guest 9:58 AM was me.

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Mar 04 - 09:58 AM

Then you're not looking for things that represent your whole life in retrospect Sandra, just things representative of ones immediate life?

Easier but harder to edit! sink full of dirty dishes and coffee cups, ashtray full of cigarette butts, reems of paper, little bits of hay, set of car keys and a pair of boots.

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 28 Mar 04 - 07:37 AM

Micca - she's beautiful (naturally). When I still lived with my parents I had a cat named Moggy, but she was grey.

I'm sending the pic to work to add to my screen savers & have also sent it to my friend & colleague who is always sending me pics of her beautiful cats.

Metchosin - instruments? records/CDs?, songbooks?, pic of favourite club/venue??

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Phot
Date: 28 Mar 04 - 05:08 AM

1, My Landrover. The old girl takes me anywhere and everywhere, and she was our wedding car.
2, Passport. Bit of an essential if I want to travel.
3, My camera kit, and enough film and flash cards for a year or two.
4, Gizmo, the ultimate in cat therapy after a stressful day.
5, My Leatherman Wave, I never go anywhere without it, and its rather handy for fixing Landrovers.
6, My walking boots.

Wassail!

Chris

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Micca
Date: 28 Mar 04 - 05:03 AM

Sandra there is a pic of Merlyn Here

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 27 Mar 04 - 02:53 PM

Sitting on a stack of books (1) at the computer with Mudcat on the screen (2), my cat Sabine (3) in my lap (trying to put her tush on the keyboard), rubber squid (4) on top of the computer, gravestone rubbing tackle (5) at my feet or close at hand, and my darlin' (6) Curmudgeon looking over my shoulder.

Linn

(Oh, and what about the Little Brown Bats?!?)

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Metchosin
Date: 27 Mar 04 - 01:52 PM

I don't have a still life, therefore I'm having trouble coming up with 6 things that might be considered constant.

Apart from music, which I can't figure out how to symbolize, I can come up with only four other things, in order of appearance.

A dog, a pair of boots, a cup of coffee and a cigarette. Junkies are always junkies and I started carrying my monkeys early.

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 27 Mar 04 - 10:10 AM

Micca - perhaps you can add a pic of Merlyn (or maybe a video).

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Micca
Date: 27 Mar 04 - 09:56 AM

Sandra, Merlyn the Mogificent doesn't qualify, as STILL is not a word that applies to her in any meaningful way!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Allan C.
Date: 27 Mar 04 - 09:56 AM

The cat fur tickles on the way down, sometimes triggering the gag reflex.

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 27 Mar 04 - 09:31 AM

seems like a few Mudcatters value quality alcoholic beverages, more than value cats?

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: GUEST,EBarnacle
Date: 27 Mar 04 - 09:16 AM

re: my earlier post

Drop the fountain pen and add a tumbler of Gosling's.

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Shanghaiceltic
Date: 27 Mar 04 - 02:02 AM

1. My son's first soft toy (a rather beaten up cat)bought an hour after he was born.
2. A copy of my first passport.
3. My discharge papers from the Navy
4. A picture of Jade my wife
5. A picture of the one and only album I have appeared on
6. Our cat Lucky (one of 4)

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Micca
Date: 26 Mar 04 - 06:43 AM

1 a Hip Flask Full of STROH 120%proof or William Hicks 127%proof Rum 9 because it is a "defining" thing and something I am "known for" in certain quarters )
2 a Bottle of Good red burgundy and a Silver Tastevin (cos I LOVE wine, drinking it tasteing it, reading about it ,leading tastings)
3 the small leather bag that I carry my diabetes pills around in(because they control and shape my life now and will forever)
4 Both my decree absolutes (important changes and turning points, that have moved me and prpared me to be where I now am )
5 the Red A5 book I carry the words of songs around in, (Those I have written and those I just like to sing) because song writing is an indespensible part of what I am,
6 My Crystal of quartz ( it reflects both the mystical and Scientific areas of my life, both contained in the same symbol as they both are in me)

and in the general area the intangible sound of singing,which is so important to me Now and will be always.

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: ranger1
Date: 25 Mar 04 - 08:25 PM

Only six? Hmmmm.....
1. Clancy the Wonderdog
2. Henry, the stuffed pooch I've had since I was born
3. The leather journal cover with the celtic knot design that Jason gave me the first Christmas we were together
4. The gold locket my maternal grandma gave me when I graduated high school that her parents gave her when she graduated high school that hangs on a chain that was a christening gift from her great uncle
5. The recording of my paternal grampa being interviewed by a folklore professor, kindly put on CD by my friend Fred
6. A large bookcase full of books
Oops! couldn't stop at six.
7. My seven year old nephew, Austin. The apple of his auntie's eye.

I would have my picture taken on my very first big trail building project in my ranger uniform. Might be kind of hard to lug the bookcase and all the books a mile into the woods, but hey, why not. Clancy could carry some and Austin could carry some... When you dream, dream big I say.

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Mar 04 - 07:22 PM

A picture of my son
A torn sail with sail needle and thread
A picture of Lady Hillary and me
My concertina
A pile of rejection slips and a draft of one of my current books
A fountain pen

I believe that's enough for anyone.

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: GUEST,LilyFestre
Date: 25 Mar 04 - 01:39 PM

Good question!!!!

1. My wedding ring
2. My opal/diamond ring (a gift to me from my mom on my 21st birthday)
3. A malachite rock that I always have in my pocket (fits my thumb perfectly!)
4. A letter from my husband before he was my husband
5. A bottle of Red Zepplin (shared with only the best of friends!)
6. Jasper Radio (from someone who I will never, ever forget)

I like this post....it made me think about what is important to me...not only what is on the list...and also about what and who have made me who I am today.....there's SO much more.....yep...I like this! Thanks for asking!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 25 Mar 04 - 07:10 AM

thanks to everyone & especially thanks to Allan C for his inspiring list.

Looking thru the lists it seems there are more cat Mudcatters (at least on on this thread!) than dog Mudcatters. I have dozens of cat pics, but haven't shared my home with a live one since I had a backyard (25 years ago!)

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: katlaughing
Date: 24 Mar 04 - 11:45 PM

My upcoming book.

One of my cats.

My largish chunk of amethyst points.

One of my flowers, either from an indoor plant or outside, with leaves.

A personal symbol which is tatooed on the inside of my wrist.

A family photo.

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Deckman
Date: 24 Mar 04 - 11:13 PM

Here's my items:
A photo of my late Father ... he made me what I am today;
A photo of "Bride Judy" ... I love this lady;
My cat "Kissa Poika" sitting on my lap;
My hammer ... this hammer earned my living;
My 1928 Martin guitar ... it taught me respect;
A hoot photo where I am surrounded by friends!

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Scoville
Date: 24 Mar 04 - 09:46 PM

1) Appalachian dulcimer
2) my decorated guitar case
3) fiddle
4) a picture of my late cat
5) a white spitz (representing my dogs past and present)
6) a quilt (Mom and I both make them)

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Deckman
Date: 24 Mar 04 - 07:29 PM

What an interesting idea! And also, what great minds frequant MUDCAT. I'll get back to ya' later. CHEERS, Bob

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: hobbitwoman
Date: 24 Mar 04 - 07:25 PM

A picture of my son
my cat (if I can get him to sit still long enough)
my laptop
a pile of CDs
a pile of books
a paintbrush - as in the kind you use to paint walls with

Annie

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 24 Mar 04 - 07:16 PM

Violin
Mandolin
Guitar
Hi-fi
CD collection
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Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Allan C.
Date: 24 Mar 04 - 09:39 AM

In her post Sandra encouraged me to set the rules aside and to list the people I would put in the picture. Now that I have completed the list, I am wondering if this might deserve its own thread. It was much more difficult to do than the list of things. I didn't include members of my family in the list because it is obvious that they would be a part of such a representation. Such a picture would include:

- a former teacher who recognized and encouraged my originality of thought.
- a woman from whom I learned the importance of having true friendship as the basis for a romantic relationship.
- a former patient of about my same age who awoke from a nap to discover she was paralyzed from the waist down and in a matter of hours, from the neck down as a result of Guillain-Barré Syndrome. From her I learned how quickly so much that we take for granted could be taken away from us.
- a former boss from whom I learned it was far more productive to discover the solution to a problem than to dwell upon who caused it.
- a farmer from whom I learned the true definition of selfless generosity.

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 24 Mar 04 - 07:45 AM

what a great lot of lives!

and thanks to Mrs Duck for the pics. As a hat wearer I can certainly admire that wonderful hat. My favourite hat is a boater I've had for about 25 years. It's getting very decrepit, but is irreplacable cos no-one seems to wear boaters today. It didn't cost a fortune (I've never had one to spend!) but it of better quality straw than any other hats around.

Allan C: forget the rules - people can be significant items in life - who are they?

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 24 Mar 04 - 05:02 AM

D28
Fishing boat
Fishing rods
Clynelish Malt
Leatherman Wave
GPS

John

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: fat B****rd
Date: 24 Mar 04 - 03:26 AM

Guitar
Ludwig drum kit
Bottle of Pussers rum
Book (Sherlock Holmes
My cat Deacon
Boxing gloves

These may change !!

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Kaleea
Date: 24 Mar 04 - 02:48 AM

Only six??!!?? Ya gotta be kiddin'!

a likeness of my dearly departed Kitty (of 20 years),

a pic of me with my fav guitarist, Tommy Emmanuel,

Perhaps, a likeness of myself (but much thinner with less chins, & really dark wavy hair [not on my chin]) as the Indian goddess with a hundred arms which are all holding (&/or playing? hard to hold a piano in a hand) all--or most of--my various Musical Instruments & maybe a couple of works of printed Music & a record or CD or 2 or 12,

pic of the old blonde wood console Hi-Fi on which I played records whilst growing up,

pic of my Irish Granny dancing a jig in her 60's!

   & a bottle of groovy booze!

OK, Dr. Freud, analyze that.

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Mooh
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 11:34 PM

Thought I'd arrange the shot on a wee table on my favourite beach in the Bruce with the escarpment in the background. Hmmm...Mooh.

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Mudlark
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 10:21 PM

My corgis
My guitar
A stack of my writing
A shell, representing the ocean
An elm branch, representing my home
One of John's abstract paintings, "Centaurs in the Garden"

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: open mike
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 05:56 PM

my guitar--with the silver case protector...
a radio-to represent my radio show...
(preferably an old-fashioned or antique one)
a trowel--a symbol of my beloved garden...
some rubber gloves--from my fire fighter/E.M.T.
(or my fire helmet)
Jewelry made from Amber, my older daughter's name
a quartz Crystal, my younger daughter's name

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 02:20 PM

1. A plastic yellow duck
2. A concertina
3. A tankard
4. slab of Cadburys chocolate
5. A computer screen with mudcat on
6. My very expensive wedding hat (as in this photo )

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Sorcha
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 01:55 PM

My fiddle
A Corgi
A wooden spoon (to represent cooking)
A photo of my family
A miniature tent (camping)
A book

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 01:31 PM

A map of Nova Scotia, A purple cone flower(I love Them) a book by Virginia Woolf, A picture of Fountains Abby,A packet of Drum Tobacco and a portrait of my cat.

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: GUEST,Shlio
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 01:24 PM

What a great thread!

1. A fantasy book
2. Some of my poetry
3. A horseshoe
4. A candle
5. A piece of quartz
6. A spider plant

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Ellenpoly
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 12:59 PM

GOOD THREAD!! Just the kind of thing I hope people will post on...
1) A Book (Collected Works of Shakespeare)
2) A Cat (or pic of a cat..or maybe just some cat hair?)
3) A Friend/or a Flower to represent my abiding love for both
4) A Kayak Paddle
5) A Hammock
6) Chocolate!

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Amergin
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 12:32 PM

my dog

my poetry book

my lap dulcimer

my signed copy of the eric bogle songbook (a birthday present from a very very special woman)

that very special woman

the first ultrasound of my unborn child (if not the child itself)

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: maire-aine
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 12:32 PM

1. my laptop, with Mudcat page displayed
2. a bottle of diet Pepsi (I'm never without it)
3. picture of my kitties
4. crystal decanter of single malt Scotch (no particular brand)
5. my autographed Si Kahn songbook
6. a picture of John Kerry being inaugurated President of the US in January, 2005

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: mack/misophist
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 11:32 AM

A sieve, to try to identify what those six things may be.
On second thought, perhaps a handful of dust.

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 11:11 AM

A pot from my pottery.
A vegetable from my garden.
A guitar.
A banjo.
A cat.
A book.

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 11:10 AM

This is tough -

but I'd probably start using a panorama of the painted desert as the basic tableau - and there should be a roast turkey in there somewhere (a well roasted turkey is a thing of beauty)

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 11:02 AM

Leatherman Multi-tool... It's been on me since I got it...
My fedora...
A Herco Thumbpick... probably the ugly yellow one...
My bodhran tipper...
My boots...
A copy of Neuromancer by William Gibson

Hey folks... why don't we post pics of our 6 items?

Dang... I gotta find a way to get my darts, my zippo, and my bag of Hnefatafl into the pic... along with a pint o Guin, and some maille... And a mini-disk...

I might need to bring way more than 6 items!

LOL

Subject: RE: BS: Your 6 items for a still-life
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 10:08 AM

A copy of Lord of the Rings
My banjo (or my guitar, or my cittern)
A particular oil painting I painted while at the University of Minnesota, fifty-two years ago
My stenotype machine (Stenotype is machine shorthand, and I am a court reporter.)
My rock-climbing boots (from the days when I was an active climber)
A copy of my CD, Uncle Dave O Sings: The Real Story!

Dave Oesterreich