Artwork... Books

[hawkwing_lb]

Artwork supposed to hang on walls, and bookshelves.

Why did I not realise until now that these things do not necessarily go well together?

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I'm having very little success in convincing the parent that we can put shelves in other places without causing critical space failure. Of course, since I'm not entirely convinced, my argument has some flaws. I may have to resort to flatstacking in double rows, and labelling shelves so's I can remember what's where when I can't see the titles.

No one will part me from my books. Not without great and terrible struggle.

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On the other hand, no one will part me from my pretty glossy print (from a nice museum shop) of The Great Wave off Kanagawa either. But finding somewhere to put it?

Oh, well. I'll figure something out.

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[saoba.livejournal.com]

I have the Great Wave as the wallpaper on my phone.

In the past we've resorted to rotating what artwork was displayed. As well as putting it up in unexpected places. I had a couple of little matted prints on the inside of my closet door for a while. I got to see them every day. It was like a little treat I was giving myself.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

This is something to consider. Not that I have enough art - yet - but it's getting there.

The Great Wave is absolutely fabulous art, isn't it?

[rysmiel.livejournal.com]

The configuration we figured out for our shelves was such that there was a single row of hardbacks or outsize paperbacks in the top and bottom level, and the three middle shelves are double-A-format height, and papersky makes cardboard steps out of the boxes the shelves come in such that there's one row of paperbacks in front of the step and one on top of it; this has worked really well so far. (Mind you, we did double the size of our apartment when we bought it, which helps on the shelf space front.)

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

That is a classic. Do you really need that window? ;-)

Finding space for artwork that is also not occupiable by books is a skill one acquires as one ages. Art..Book...Book..Art?

I just hung up a poster from New Orleans, one of my little collection of three -- a poster for each year I lived in Louisiana. It's the one that my cat Babe tried to eat, so the lower corner is clearly ripped, but it's now all under a professional frame to protect it from her spirit. The Babe was cute, but she shredded my posters until I framed them.

[clarentine]

If you close your bedroom door, perhaps the space on the back of the door might be enlisted?

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

It was conscripted into art space years ago.

Not quite desperate enough for books yet. :)

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Doubling in size is a good trick.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Negotiating what gets to be art space and book space with other persons who are not bibliophiles is also an acquired skill, I imagine. :)

[clarentine]

See, this is where we need to acquire access to one of those Portable Holes I used to make such appreciative use of back in my Dungeons & Dragons days; just stick a couple of racks of books inside, and tuck the folded up Hole into your pocket for easy retrieval. *g*

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Where is my Tardis? I don't want the time travel, damnit. I just want the bigger-on-the-inside technology!