{"id":781,"date":"2022-09-25T10:20:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T14:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/?p=781"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:17:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T19:17:21","slug":"dales-antiques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/25\/dales-antiques\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale&#8217;s Antiques"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"781\" class=\"elementor elementor-781\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bac59c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bac59c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8171de\" data-id=\"d8171de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b616844 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b616844\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72ae103\" data-id=\"72ae103\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-879b741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"879b741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dalesantiquesandmennonitefurniture.com\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dale\u2019s Antiques<\/span><\/a><\/h4><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><figure id=\"attachment_790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-790\" style=\"width: 271px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-790\" src=\"https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/D1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"160\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dale&#8217;s Antiques<\/figcaption><\/figure><h4><a style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dalesantiquesandmennonitefurniture.com\">Dale\u2019s<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\"> is a large and eclectic store located on Highway 21 near <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinerypark.ca\">The Pinery Provincial Park.<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0We often stopped there on our way to the park, or to the <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lambtonmuseums.ca\">Lambton Heritage Museum<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\"> nearby. As well as custom-made Mennonite furniture, Dale\u2019s has an extensive selection of Canadian and American antiques. After I bought about ten small objects there to use in my memory boxes, the owner, Todd, showed an interest in what I was doing with them. He looked at photographs of my work, and soon after I was dropping off eight finished pieces to display at his store. I hope you will enjoy the following background information on the works now on sale at Dale&#8217;s.<\/span><\/h4><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tin Ceiling Triangles<\/span><\/h5><figure id=\"attachment_150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-150\" src=\"https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/10-Tin-Ceiling-Triangles-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"found object art\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/10-Tin-Ceiling-Triangles-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/10-Tin-Ceiling-Triangles-1024x825.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/10-Tin-Ceiling-Triangles-768x619.jpg 768w, https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/10-Tin-Ceiling-Triangles-1536x1238.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/10-Tin-Ceiling-Triangles-2048x1651.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tin Ceiling Triangles<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The work \u201cTin\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ceiling Triangles\u201d contains pieces of tin that builders used on ceilings throughout buildings in Ontario, and in other parts of North America. Tin was an inexpensive alternative to elaborate plaster ceilings, which were very labour intensive and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinceiling.com\">required specialized skills<\/a>. These ceilings were beyond the financial means of most people, but the mass produced, patterned tin pieces were easily installed by retailers and homeowners. Now we see the beauty in any patterned ceiling since plain ceilings are the norm. I have arranged the tin pieces to highlight the other mid-1800\u2019s design elements from our area in the box.<\/span><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Many Boxes<\/span><\/h5><figure id=\"attachment_151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-151\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-151\" src=\"https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/11-Many-Boxes-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"found object art\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/11-Many-Boxes-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/11-Many-Boxes-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/11-Many-Boxes-768x621.jpg 768w, https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/11-Many-Boxes-1536x1243.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/11-Many-Boxes-2048x1657.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many Boxes<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cMany Boxes\u201d was inspired by small boxes of shoe tacks that came from Todd\u2019s store. The boxes have deep rich colours, unusual shapes, typefaces that recall the past and which arouse a feeling of nostalgia. These small boxes were an integral part of daily life: this early advertising on the outside of containers was both creative and attractive. Now that the boxes have aged, and the cardboard has mellowed in colour and texture, I find them interesting building blocks for memory boxes.<\/span><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Metal Pieces<\/span><\/h5><figure id=\"attachment_166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166\" style=\"width: 236px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-166\" src=\"https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/28-Metal-Piece-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/28-Metal-Piece-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/28-Metal-Piece-807x1024.jpg 807w, https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/28-Metal-Piece-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/28-Metal-Piece-1210x1536.jpg 1210w, https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/28-Metal-Piece-1613x2048.jpg 1613w, https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/28-Metal-Piece.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 85vw, 236px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metal Pieces<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cMetal Pieces\u201d has an incredibly unique background! My sister Susan found the large rusty piece on the road near her house in Casselman. She sent it to me by mail, and I happened to have a picture frame that was almost identical in colour to the rusty hue. It seemed very intuitive to put the two items together, and the match is quite arresting. I found other items that complement the distinctive hue that pull together a narrative of erosion and tarnishing, and the beauty in the colour of decomposition. I also used small frames within frames to highlight the rectangle shapes and the wood.<\/span><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">St Jacob&#8217;s Bridge, Thousand Islands, Toronto Artist&#8217;s Alliance<\/span><\/h5><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-781 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/jack\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/jack-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-614\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-614'>\n\t\t\t\tSt. Jacob&#8217;s Bridge\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/32-thousand-islands\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/32-Thousand-Islands-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-608\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-608'>\n\t\t\t\tThousand Islands\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/26\/zenfire-pottery-mercantile\/34-toronto-artists-alliance\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/memoryboxart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/34-Toronto-Artists-Alliance-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-609\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-609'>\n\t\t\t\tToronto Artist&#8217;s Alliance\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cSt. Jacob\u2019s Bridge,\u201d \u201cThousand Islands,\u201d and \u201cToronto Artist\u2019s Alliance\u201d are all titles I chose for three more memory boxes hung at Dale\u2019s. Each memory box contains a postcard of that same place in Ontario. The postcards are handsome depictions of sites from the era 1910-1914. I realized they would make a good central feature of a memory box, because of the photography on the front side and the old stamps and handwriting on the back. Postcards have now almost disappeared from use, and I see them as an art form. Postcard collecting is popular because of unusual photography, colour tinting or views of places that have long disappeared or radically changed. I like the simplicity of the cards, which were a fast way to send a message, before the advent of the phone camera and texting.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The three memory boxes just described have other content in common. I discovered a box of old Meccano pieces at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinerymarket.com\">Pinery Market<\/a> this summer. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meccano.com\">Meccano<\/a> was originally a British toy manufacturer who made pieces for kids to construct models of bridges and machinery. I was attracted to the pieces\u2019 uniformity and colours: some deep greens and reds as well as gold circular parts. The Meccano parts evoke handmade toys and an era of teaching-type toys. They look used and there could be a story behind well-spent hours of play.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dale\u2019s Antiques \u00a0 Dale\u2019s is a large and eclectic store located on Highway 21 near The Pinery Provincial Park. \u00a0We often stopped there on our way to the park, or to the Lambton Heritage Museum nearby. As well as custom-made Mennonite furniture, Dale\u2019s has an extensive selection of Canadian and American antiques. 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