The Trinket Post

A collage of my assortment of stuff

 

     One of the most fun type of post I've see since the start of my remarkable blogger journey has been trinket posts. I love seeing people's stuff and their unique way of presenting them. A few days ago I thought "Why not me? Why don't I do a trinket post?" This is a result of that. 

 

    I am quite a shoddy photographer, so these are not the most beautifully photographed images of all time. But I have a very fun time putting these together and I hope you like looking at them as much as I liked making them.

 

 

1. A finger puppet of founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud. 

2. A finger puppet of Freud's famous analyst couch. These two finger puppets are a birthday gift from my boyfriend. I was in my peak Freud phase at the time. On that birthday I received the finger puppets, "the Freudian slippers," mint in a Freud tin, and Psychoanalysis and Feminism by Juliet Mitchell. I felt loved and blessed but I no doubt looked like an insane person walking around with all of my Freud items.

3. Shrimp I stole from school. The shrimp was found in a cup in the sound recording room. He seemed grimy and unloved, so I decided I can provide him a better home.

 

 

4. Chiikawa key chains. You can spin their faces and give them different expression! I got Chiikawa (right) first in a blind box but I soon feel he needs a friend. To my surprise, the second one I got is also an identical Chiikawa. Fortunately, I was working at the Chiikawa store at the time so they let me use my second Chiikawa as a display and get another one for free. To my dismay, the new one I get is my enemy Momonga. (left) Terrible.

 

5. Pixie Hachiware is a gift from my friend, Gracie. Hachiware is my favourite Chiikawa, look at him! What a delight.

 

6. Hachiware with a bad haircut. I like this one not only because he has a funny haircut, but also because I love how he's melting. 

 

7.  My final foray into blind boxes that left me broken and bitter. Aiming to get any of the main trio, (3, 4, 5 from the left) I purchased two boxes, only to get two mfs I don't care about (1 and 6). A man of weak will, I went back for another and got another one I dislike (2). At this point, I had gotten all of the dumb ones in the set and if I stop I would be clearing the bad ones out just for some random asshole to get my beautiful sons. I had no choice but to get the rest of the friends. I learned from this experience, much to my chagrin, that with the gentlest push I too will become a gambler and an addict. It was my lowest moment, but I did get seven beautiful friends out of it.

 

 

8. A birthday gift from my friend, Jo. I've been wanting a garden gnome for some time but I never got it because it's a very stupid purchase. I was very happy to receive this jolly friend into my house. I like to bring him to art markets and display him with my comics and prints. He fits in very well with the nature theme of my work and setup.

 

9. A gift from my sister on her trip to Japan. This is a character in one of my favourite web comics, nmeneko. The comic is about a very dumb cat and a very caring cat. It melts my heart and makes me cry.

 

10. Paddington from Paddington station, gifted to me by my friend, Abby. 

 

 

11. Ikea meatballs keychain. This is a free gift for Ikea members in Taiwan. I dragged my mother (Ikea member) to Ikea specifically so I could get this man. I love that he's very polite and has a sweet smile. Terrific fellow!

 

12. A clay pumpkin I made two Halloweens ago.

 

13. A creature from a blind box series my friend likes. She already has this one so she gave it to me.

 

14. A wooden bear I got from Hokkaido a number of years ago. These wooden bears with a salmon in their mouths are everywhere in Hokkaido and I absolutely adore them. I have a soft spot for wood carved things but the shape of the bears is so simple but dynamic. This one that I have is a small one that fits in my palm. A perfect travel sized bear.

 

 

15. This is a plushy that my boyfriend's aunt gave us one Christmas. When I was in Taiwan last year it I brought it with me and it was stolen by my dog, Jet. It is now stinky and covered in dry slobber. I will never wash this guy because I like to be reminded of Jet's stink.

 

16. A rat pope my boyfriend got for me on his trip to England. He got this from the Lincoln Cathedral and I think it's very funny. 

 

17. A miniature statue of 風獅爺 (Wind Lion Grandpa). This is a local deity common in Kinmen, an island near Taiwan. The island is very windy and people there put down stone statues of these lions everywhere to calm the wind. In high school a few of my friends went to Kinmen for a school trip, I begged them to bring a wind lion back for me and they did. It cost 100 New Taiwan Dollars (about 5 CAD).

 

 

18. Bionicle 1 (Lerahk) These are the two bionicles that I brought with me to Canada. I like this guy because he has a bug in his back. 

19. Bionicle 2 (Toa Kopaka) this one is cool because he has asymmetrical face. For more about bionicles, see the bionicle post.

 

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I am thinking I should make this post into a zine. The collage is already done and everything is already written out. People will probably be into this I think.