ART BOXES

Boxes by Kathy Thompson




Destruction Box
Rubble from the Mountain Inn, Fayetteville, 1964-2005




Construction Box
Debris from Bordinos' new site plus a few wishes from the crew




Some Things Shiny and Sharp
Mirrors, Glass Pulls, Frogs
The mirrors were found in the trash at the University of Arkansas.
Glass pulls from an antique store. Frogs are family heirlooms.



Below the Border
Shells found on a Costa Rican beach, handmade fireworks found on the beach,
Mexico, New Year's Day 1992



Bundled Things
Inventory from Parker Music Company, El Dorado, AR



Going out of Business
Sale items from McRoy & McNair, Closed ~ Summer 2005 Fayetteville Square



Can You Find the Princess?
Handmade Paper Dolls

Road Kill
Squashed Objects from Ozark Steel and Streets Worldwide



Cups, Saucers, Forks, Knives, Spoons
Neosho, MO



My Grandmother’s Gloves
Mimi’s Sunday gloves and an oil can found in the Boxley Valley, Buffalo River




Mount Sequoyah Woods
Bottles and can from Woods Trail



Attic Surprises
Threads, sewing accessories, suitcase from a Los Angeles traveling salesman, Neosho, MO




Robin’s Box
Organic Flora, bones and treasure from all over the planet



Iris & Gladys
Japanese iris seed pod and my mom captured by my Dad.



Baseballs
University of Arkansas Razorbacks SEC Baseballs



Paper Memories
Love letters and more
Stuff I should have thrown away a long time ago, but glad I didn’t.




Fu’s Box
Image of an elephant ear from Fayetteville Square Garden, leaf cups from far away.



Beaver Dinner
Beaver sticks from the upper Buffalo River



Brush Box
Brushes from everywhere



Old
Newspaper from driveway on Gunter Street. Petrified Wood. Ammanire 65 million years old fossil found in Texas. Lipdodendron 300 million years old tree fossil from Oklahoma.




Gone Fishin
Bobbers from Lake Wilson, lures and poles from an antique store in Neosho, MO



Beauty Shoppe
Rollers and hair pins from Anderson, MO



What is the Mystery Here?
Clue: The cracked glass was found in a rubbish bin on a London Street.



Vertical Support
Rebar from Bordinos construction site, springs from hardware store in Anderson, MO



Learning to Walk
Cypress limb and my brother’s baby shoes



Half Orders
Memphis Plates. Bon Apetito!



Arkansas Track and Field
Tribute to Coach McDonnell, Arkansas Track and Field Coach



Arkansas Track and Field
Tribute to Coach McDonnell, Arkansas Track and Field Coach.
Up tp Fall '05 in his career, he had 41 consecutive wins.