Naturalia, Artificialia and ‘Prullaria’
Hi. I am authenktic and here, in the ‘Cabinet of Curiosities of Collected Collections’, I bring together all the collections I have posted on Pinterest. There are collections of naturalia, artificialia and ‘prullaria’ (Dutch for knickknacks). Each collection consists of special objects, things, items, curiosities and gadgets. Some collections I started myself, others I received from people in my environment, and then I usually supplemented them myself.
Collected Collections
The Cabinet of Collected Collections is a tribute to my mother. She loved walking and often collected small, insignificant objects from nature during her walks: stones, feathers, shells. She also made small works of art, with needle and thread, from fabric or clay. Her paraphernalia form the heart of my Cabinet.
Every year in May, the month of her birthday, I post one of her collections on Pinterest and on this website, which I lovingly keep in her oiled teak cabinet, which she bought in the 1950s.
The Library of Collected Quotes is a tribute to my father. He was a man of few words. When he spoke, he spoke calmly, well-considered, not a word too much.
Every year in November, the month of his birthday, I post quotes from his books or quotes in his spirit on LinkedIn and on this website, which I lovingly keep in his self-made red bookcase from the 1950s. The bookcase, consisting of plywood planks on the outside, a number of slats with serrated edges and two wooden shelves, is surprisingly light and sturdy.