Bones, Bog Rolls, & Bits - What does it take to create Kuriology Art?

Bones, Bog Rolls, & Bits! 

What does it take to create Kuriology Art?

Art of Kuriology Resources Store Room

The Kuriologist is 'old skool', brought up on childhood television diet of Blue Peter.  

Yes, I was one of those kids who could take a 1970's plastic washing up bottle, some sticky back plastic, combined with a pair of Valerie Singleton Knickers & John Knoakes Underpants (get down Shep!) and create a fully functioning Lunar landing module & space station, - well almost! 

What it did teach me was to look at everything (& I mean everything) & consider what it 'might' be useful for beyond its original purpose or function.  The current trend for recycling & re-purposing is definitely nothing new.   

However this does also mean that I try quite hard to throw away as little as possible.  It also means having a necessity for a dedicated area for 'stuff', 'bits & bobs', really potentially useful 'thingey-me-bobs' (thingymagigs to some) & of course essential 'wottsits' 

- the Kuriologist has a room for such treasures....

Boxes of essential miscellaneous stuff - for sculpture  

The 'ROOM' is The Kuriologist  essential resource center.  It is my very own Hogwarts Harry Potter-esque - 'Room of Requirement', but things have been known to enter the Kuriology room & have never yet seen the light of day again.

But without the boxes, & boxes & boxes of 'stuff' garnered from Carboots, Charity shops, neighbours (yes, they kindly contribute), flea markets & our own Kuriology household crap, I could not create Kuriology reliquary - 'Cabinets of Curious Collectitvities' 

Art of Kuriology - Reliquary Cabinets of Curios Collectivity

To create these assemblage mix medium table top size Wunderkammer reliquaries takes almost military planning & months of building up material stock to use.  I have to decide I am going to make at least several at a time.  Boxes & boxes have to be transported downstairs for use as my own creative art 'pick n mix'.  You see, somethings look like they might work until you actually 'try it', in-situ in the actual sculpture.

• NB: Toilet roll tubes, always a useful resource.  Although in this household they have to be sourced two at a time. The mere handling of one brings Tik-ma-dog at pace - she likes ripping them up! So one toilet roll tube for me, one for Tik.    

As an artist/sculptor/crafter one can never have enough resources to draw upon

Oh, & I just found this. What is it?  

Don't know, but it could be useful, - I'll pop it in the room!

You have to love Canadians, Americans & the French...don't you?

You have to love 

Canadians, Americans & the French

...don't you?

Whoa! 

A  cursory meander through my blog stats revealed that the vast majority of my visitors are Canadians, followed by USA Americans & from France. 

 Actually, that makes sense as these are the countries which seemingly have the strongest interest in 'Cabinets of Curiosities', Wunderkammer or 'Oddities', as I believe our American cousins like to call them. 

Now I feel kind of guilty, as with the interest being shown from countries across the world,

currently my Kuriology Art is only available to buy to residents in the UK.  This is only whilst I find my feet with the selling platforms I am using.  

Patience, in time I will make Kuriology Art more widely available.

But, as if to rub salt into the wound - (I'm mean like that - Bad Kuriologist)  Here is some of what was added to the esty Kuriology shop last night.  I say 'some', because there were sales this morning.

Kuriology Her

mit Crab in Murex Shell

Kuriology Faux Hermit Crab

*NO actual hermit crab was harmed in creating of this artifact.

You really want to get a scary creepy crawly crab for your oddities 'Cabinet of Curiosities' collection, or just to give the 'other half at home' the shivers, but you are not overly keen yourself in having a real 'dead' crab at home,... 

Kuriology Coco de mer

Kuriology Faux 'Bum Nut' or 'Coco de mer'

Oweer! 'Coco de mer', or as it is sometimes affectionately known the 'love nut' or 'Bum nut'. The oversize nuts are highly prized for, Errr, their suggestive similarity that some see, to that of female genitalia body parts. 

The over collected species ''Lodoicea maldivica', a type of coconut from around the Indian Ocean has ended up being added to the CITES agreement in the protection of endangered fauna & flora. 

Kuriology Faux Chambered Nautilus

Kuriology Faux Chambered Nautilus Pompilius

*NO actual Chambered Nautilus pompilius were harmed in the creating of this artifact.

I know.....You really want to get an iconic chambered Nautilus for your oddities, 'Cabinet of Curiosities' collection, but you are aware that the Nautilus is being over fished & is under consideration as being added to the Endangered Species list - dilemma, you are after all an ethical shopper & are concerned about environmental impact! 

There you have it, latest Kuriology inventory available for sale (unless you count the Kuriology  items on sale on ebay)