A modern "cabinet card" photo of me, with my two companion cockatoos (Boo and Arthur).
I became fascinated with other peoples’ old stuff and everything “vintage” in 2009 after losing everything I owned, including all my pictures and family heirlooms, in an apartment theft.
On my path towards emotional recovery, I started volunteering for the Carondelet Historical Society. My boyfriend noticed my gift for photography, and I was given the privilege of “visually preserving” and documenting their clothing collection.
One connection led to another, as I researched history and got more involved with vintage styled photography and creating my art. I connected with a wholesaler, and have been learning from her (and getting great deals on things to resell) for the past few months.
My blog of ephemera includes slides, magazines, books, and other miscellany that I’ve bought (or borrowed) and scanned. Presumably, everyone in them is of another era and has passed away.
My personal collection includes a few hundred old slides, which, when the mood strikes, I scan and try to organize. Hopefully showing them off like this, will help to motivate me to continue and also learn more about the eras of American history that these old images originate from.
Late at night, on my iPad, you’ll find me reading articles on the history of fashion and planning vintage inspired photo shoots. One of my ongoing projects involves taking pictures of clothing that was donated to a local historical society. This visually preserves and digitally documents the vintage hats, dresses, coats, skirts… that, being made of fabric, decay over time. I’ve posted those images more cohesively on my vintage photography site here.
Although I’m continuing to learn more, history is not my strong suite, so please correct me in the comments if I’ve accidentally stated anything inaccurate!
My latest project and addition to this site is e-commerce, re-selling what I’ve obtained from the wholesaler and from other sources. Cleaning my boyfriend’s closet has resulted in a discovery of dozens of old stagehand crew T-shirts from almost every major rock concert that toured thru St. Louis in the late 80s and 90s.
My original photography can be found on ReverieRevel.com and you can learn more about my website design and business services on KMurrayCreative.com
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