A walk through the memory lane...........

Today morning while researching for my project i came across a wonderful project undertaken by Don McLean and Bob McLean, in Atlanta, USA. Read on....

"As you stroll down Memory Lane, you'll notice the colorful and striking graphics, icons and logos… each one the "keyword" or "visual abbreviation" of a specific event, person, place, thing, or time that the recipient would consider a cherished Memory or Moment.

Your Memory Lane is a highly personalized, custom-made art print that celebrates the recipient’s memories of yesterday, joys of today, and dreams of tomorrow. This is an exceptional visual digest and keepsake gift that is as one-of-a-kind as the person, company, or group that receives it."

http://www.yourmemorylane.com/index.php

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Terry Allen - Dugout

The historian Terry Allen practices his calling somewhat differently from his more academic colleagues. Although his recent book, Dugout, published by a scholarly press, puts him on the shelves alongside ten-ured professors, Allen is better known as a singer/songwriter who defies categorization; a visual artist who rico-chets among drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and installations; a poet who channels voices from across different times, places, and cultures; and a maker of unexpected public monuments that please passers-by while gently provoking them to see the world differently.

"Dugout" investigates the invention of memory through sculpture, music, film, and theater.

"Ancient" by Terry Allen

ref:http://www.hfac.uh.edu/blaffer/exhibitions/past_exhibition/2005%5Cdugout.html

http://www.artnet.com/artist/1397/terry-allen.html

My Memoir

Memoirs

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As a literary genre, a memoir (from the French: mémoire from the Latin memoria, meaning "memory") forms a subclass of autobiography, although it is an older form of writing. Memoirs may appear less structured and less encompassing than formal autobiographical works as they are usually about part of a life rather than the chronological telling of a life from childhood to adulthood/old age. Like most autobiographies, memoirs are generally written from the first person point of view.

Personalised Photo Gifts

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http://www.bagsoflove.co.uk/cushions/photo-cushions.aspx

Textures of our memories-Maxine Bristow

"We are surrounded by cloth from the moment we are born experiencing intimate associations with it before we are able to speak. Because our bodies are always in contact with cloth, it has sensory and suggestive powers, which can stir both conscious and unconscious; a childhood blanket, a mother’s dress, a favourite outfit now too small. Memory makes us who we are. The narratives we create will depend on how we piece together fragments of the past. Without memory we cannot know ourselves, others, or our world. It forms our identity, our history and our sense of place. We store memories of events, people and places, remembering them differently each time they are recalled.
This exhibition proposes cloth as a poetic language. Through its vocabulary - fold, drape, stretch, stain and tear, cloth ‘speaks’ of intimacy, comfort and protection, yet also of more disquieting states of restriction, fragility, loss and impermanence. Cloth becomes a metaphor for the layer between ourselves and others. The exhibition organised by Angel Row Gallery and curated by Pennina Barnett and Pamela Johnson brings together seven contemporary artists whose work explores the way in which memory is inscribed within this language. "

http://www.chester.ac.uk/cpra/maxine/outcomes.html

Fabric of Memory

Fabric of Memory is a Liverpool Biennial project by artist LEE Mingwei presented at Tate Liverpool as part of International 06.
Fabric of Memory reveals how personal histories can be captured by objects. Lee invited local residents to lend handmade textiles, such as items of clothing, made by and received from a family member during childhood. Both maker and receiver were asked to provide a history of the item, what memories they had of giving or wearing it and what feelings it now evokes. The Tate Liverpool installation features eighteen items that have been submitted by Liverpool residents.


http://fabricofmemory.tate.org.uk/

Off The Shelf

Blogonomics: Turn Your Life Into a Blog – And Then Put It On The Shelf
New media meets old media. Volatility meets eternity. Digital meets thinginess. Blurb's BookSmart (still in beta) is software that turns your collected blog entries into a bookstore-quality book. For those who blog for a living, this new service opens undiscovered distribution formats (the blog book!) to reach more traditional readers. And for those who live for blogging or maybe just want to share their digital diaries with friends and family, it makes a great holiday gift.
Blurb works with Typepad and WordPress and is available for both PC and Mac. The software is free but producing a 40-page book costs $18.95 for a paperback and $29.95 for a hardcover, which includes a custom dust jacket. When your book is complete, you can offer it for sale in the Blurb bookstore. But if you’re interested in making money from book sales, you’ll need to buy in bulk to get a discount (or check out CafePress or LuLu).

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Whats Your Story Ma??

The other day a friend recommened me to visist this site and i feel its really awesome how people would walk upto a booth and tell their heartfelt meomories. This project started was a national project for Americans to record and share their memories in sound. They have even anounced a book "Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life" from the StoryCorps ,November 8, 2007.

"StoryCorps celebrates our shared humanity and collective identity. It captures and defines the stories that bond us. The process of interviewing a friend, neighbor, or family member can have a profound impact on both the interviewer and the storyteller. People change, friendships grow, families walk away feeling closer and understanding each other better. Listening, after all, is an act of love. "

http://www.storycorps.net/