altar of eclectica

so i was commenting at my other blog about our 'altar of eclectica' ~

this wall unit that mr dad & i bought for $200 way back in the early 80s has come a long way with us ~

& over the years has become known fondly as the altar of eclectica :) ~

in its early days it held books & home taped vhs tapes, our old zody's stereo & the original evil jolly chimp (who i've posted about here) ~

it has always been there in the background through the different places we lived over the last several decades ~

& it has changed & evolved & had many different incarnations ~

all gumby mode for my appearance at collector's corner ;) ~

here's an old family get together down in socal with the a of e included ~

our kitties were always so good & left my collectibles alone <3 ~

i've always loved having it right over my shoulder to look at because every tiny treasure has an associated memory with it :) ~

i tend to stand in front of it whenever i'm getting photo'd ~

so the altar of eclectica basically is a bookshelf, there are art, poetry, horror & classic literature books in the back ~

with tiny treasures of all sorts in front ~

top shelf toys include american mcgee's alice, tolkien & tophats ~

one halloween of old ~

behind raven & sabrina are dedicated nightmare before christmas collectibles including a vampire shelf ~

there's a psych shelf, kids stuff shelf & one for collector card notebooks ~

the latest incarnation includes a wonderland shelf, a halloweeniana shelf & one for kitties & mystical items, as well as a stephen king & zombies shelf ~

i've used the a of e as a backdrop for many of my 'dollscapes' over the years, like 'gumby in christmas crisis' (link in the sidebar) ~

my ghost toy catalogue includes a shelf by shelf close-up breakdown ~

visit my entire ghost toy catalogue here (sound up)..

bren

Comments

[Sally]

This post is now one of my all time favorites! <3 I love all of the photos of your "a of e" and the treasures it provides & has provided a safe haven for and how it has evolved with you over the years! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[ghost]

haha.. i'll always remember the 24 hours before the lbpt shots, our pittypats were insane kittens at the time, (Helping, you know) as i set the a of e up with all gumby items, they were insane & zooming all around the house, unrolled an entire roll of papertowels through the apartment from the kitchen & shredded it all over while i was occupied getting ready.. it was a blast actually, i got out the videocamera & took movies of it all :)
& i'll never forget back when i watched that thing sway precariously back & forth during the big earthquakes! :O glad you got to see this, i use the a of e as background all the time..

[ghost]

& obviously this is where gumby & pokey went for emily's help in xmas crisis ;)