Does anyone else remember thumbing through paper catalogs at Christmastime, circling and dreaming of goodies Santa might bring, or later in life, dreaming of filling your house with all that pretty stuff?  Goodness knows we are a world in love with our stuff.  These collages of California artist Jessalyn Aaland remind me of the mounds of random things we might accumulate if we could.

 

I especially love the artist’s use of chair imagery.  I used to have a thing for chairs.. well, I sort of still do, but our traveling has definitely curbed any sort of temptation for collecting!  I’ve always been interested in how chairs, more than any other sort of furniture can be designed for so many different levels of function and comfort.  Chairs for dining, office work, reading, lounging, you name it.  They are the seats we offer our guests, a sign of hospitality and warmth– No one ever says “Pull up a sofa!”, now do they?

To see more of Jessalyn Aaland‘s work please visit her website.

All images are via the artist’s website.