Everyday items

A few months ago, we learned that photographer Barry Rosenthal creates his extraordinary images of everyday objects right here in the Brooklyn Army Terminal—in a studio just a short jaunt from our very own door. As fans of his work, we couldn’t wait to collaborate with him!

Switzerland-born Italian artist Giuseppe Colarusso has a strange fetish for making everyday objects totally unusable. Each of the objects in Colarusso's pictures are strange, and more than being useless, they would even cause you problems if applied in everyday life: from Egyptian hieroglyphs on a keyboard to a square rolling-pin, or an ordinary hammer with an electrical plug to a table tennis racket with a whole in the middle.

Although you might think that you're simply looking at discarded objects, what you're actually seeing are carefully carved and painted wood

The heart of any captivating junk journal lies in its theme. A well-chosen junk journal idea or theme not only ties your journal together aesthetically but also provides a framework for your creative expression.

It’s hard to pinpoint just how old fashion as a concept and phenomenon is, but one thing is for certain—it has been around for so long that it’s an inevitable part of any culture and society.

I'm particularly fond of "shiny things" and enjoy painting the surprising reflections in glass and metal.