5.18.2010

Collection: Hands




A few treasured hands from my collection

Sometimes I remember a persons
hands more than their face
.....


Other collections starting here

Also
Lisa Congdon: A Collection A Day

32 comments:

blue china studio happy said...

What a great collection! I remember people's hands as well. I think they say a lot about a person.

Bree said...

they are fantastic!

isabelle said...

love, love, love the hands!
love the ones you sent me!
love your collection:)

Isabelle said...

love the first ones ... and thanks for Lisa's link which is full of treasures

Anonymous said...

oh... what a strange collection Janis, and a beautiful one ! Where did you find all these hands ?? Have a nice day ; )

la ninja said...

of course, the illustrator's best friends.
makes total sense :)

Francesca said...

they remind me of a town in Provence where all the door knobs where shaped as hands.

Francesca said...

... the second "where" is were of course. can't type (and spell) today.

alessandra said...

Oh Janis your hand collection is beautiful...
I found it fascinating and a bit unsettling at the same time, they remind me of the thousands relics in Churches in Italy!

Unknown said...

Lovely hands.
It is an fascinating collection. So many hands for so many works.

Kenza said...

oh lovely! and yes hands are so full of life! thank you for such a lovely post.

anna said...

You can 'say' so much with hands. Beautiful collection!

Ma life à moi said...

That's a beautiful collection indeed!

RosaMaría said...

ohhh that is fantastic!! I love see hand as a door knobs!!

Bichos da Matos said...

Toc, toc, may I came in?
;) xo

likeschocolate said...

What a fun collection! Have a great week.

jane said...

what a cool idea for a collection. then again we are talking about you:) a big hug hello! xoxo

Sophie Munns said...

Somehow I connect you with hands Janis... they seem to feature in your work directly and indirectly.
-Thread and needle -ghost hands - the needle waiting to be threaded!
-no worries -your hands are in the photos!
-sweethearts all have expressive hand gestures!
-hey , rispetto - Milo's hands (paws) !
well...I do perhaps take it a bit far...but there is something in your whole ambience Janis that is about value for what the hands can do.... Its very central... you could have a book on this I'm sure.
Even the way you draw makes me think about what your hands are doing when you are drawing - you have good hand to eye co-ordination.
Ah well...I think there is is much loveliness - realness in what you do! truth and beauty...

very lovely to hear from you too!
S xo

Mlle Paradis said...

oh i like your collection ALOT!!!! always wanted to accumulate the door knockers but was too practical....."to what end?" Beautiful! I'll come back and visit your collection if i may?

Juniper said...

What a wonderful collection!! Have never admitted it, but I am the same when it comes to remembering people's hands.. I find them fascinating and very revealing.

Lollipop said...

these are.... just amazing.
what a lovely collection!

Emma said...

I wish one day we will shake ours...
Emma from San Francisco

Theresa said...

These are quite lovely

Andrea said...

Wow!
How interesting!
I have the last one too.
xo
Andrea

Ian said...

Well, I have to hand it to you: that is something different.

;) said...

Amazing collection ! May be done because your hands are treasures ;)

Unknown said...

I have a thing for hands too, Janis, and absolutely love your collection.

Palmer and Co said...

Such beautiful shots! Fun collection too!

Jennifer said...

What an elegant collection...
love your new kitty in a basket header!
x

Janis said...

Hello - Thank you for all the nice comments!

Cabrizette - The first two from SF, the third one from Venice Italy, the forth from Paris (off of rue Lepic somewhere) and the last one I don't remember where it came from :^)

Francesca - What town in Provence? I need to know and must go - Seriously!

Anna - I agree!

Matos - yes you may ... :^)

Jane - sooo glad you're back! xoxo

Sophie - What can I say...beautiful observation...thank you xoxo

Mlle Paradise - of course, again and again...

Emma - we will do that someday :^)

CrowNology - you do ???

Ian - haha :^)

Olti - ohhh, you are sweet :^)

xoxo for all the comments! Janis

Daan said...

A treasure! The necklace is so beautiful!

shayndel said...

Beautiful!
(sorry I'm late:))