[The auction for this item, with story by Paul Jaskunas, has ended. Original price: $1.49. Final price: $19.50. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds of this auction to 826 National.] A conversation between a husband and a wife in their … Continue reading
[The auction for this item, with story by David Abrams, has ended. Original price: 99 cents. Final price: $36.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds of this auction to 826 National.] In the end, the pillow came between them. It … Continue reading
“People buy stories,” but how does authenticity figure in? http://bit.ly/6bEEYo # More books repurposed into art. Great little stop motion animation though. http://bit.ly/4qHobQ # Interesting comment to this post, http://bit.ly/6pzpcI, relates S.O. to food sales: “What is “fair trade” if … Continue reading
[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Julie Klausner, has ended. Original price: 50 cents. Final price: $31.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds of this auction to 826 National.] On the bus in the morning, Judith Zinn-Lasser … Continue reading
Yesterday morning we closed the 25th auction of Significant Objects v2 — the halfway point, that is, of our project’s 2d “volume” — and so far our generous customers have parted with $931.54. So we remain on track to give … Continue reading
[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Philip Graham, has ended. Original price: 99 cents. Final price: $28.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds of this auction to 826 National.] Lily hesitates before the open door of the … Continue reading
[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Alissa Nutting, has ended. Original price: 50 cents. Final price: $34.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds of this auction to 826 National.] I agreed to stay with Grandma through her … Continue reading
Hey, so as of this morning’s auction close, we’re up to $894.54 for 826 National! Pretty good! In other news: In Twitter land the other day we got a nice shout out from @ugly_sauce, which is nice because that’s bARTer … Continue reading
[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Erin Ellia, has ended. Original price: $1.99. Final price: $31.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds of this auction to 826 National.] Congratulations, gentlemen. And, er, ladies. Welcome to – what’d … Continue reading
[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Ed Skoog, has ended. Original price: $3.00. Final price: $26.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds of this auction to 826 National.] Back then, I taught introductory drawing at East Memphis … Continue reading
Behind the scenes at Significant Objects, heated debates shaped the table recently presented here, sorting each object into a specific primary category, by function. Among the most controversial objects: nutcrackers. In the table, the two nutcrackers that were part of … Continue reading
What’s a scientific experiment without pie charts? It’s incomplete, that’s what. So: You’ve already been presented with this data in tabular form. But these, you see, are pie charts. First: Story categories. (Previous category analysis, with table, here.) Second, object-function … Continue reading
Is the Sanka Ashtray primarily an example of a promotional item, or tobaccania? Is the Elvis Chocolate Tin primarily a container, or a novelty item? Why did we name the Spotted Dogs Figurine and Mule Figurine the way we did … Continue reading
[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Patrick Cates, has ended. Original price: $1.00. Final price: $29.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds of this auction to 826 National.] “Gastro-wot, Tone?” The regular punters were not happy when … Continue reading
With 21 auctions closed, our total sales for Volume 2 are at $774.04. Looking good for 826 National! (Shop here.) In other news our Facebook Page got its 500th fan the other day. As a reward to Fan No. 500, … Continue reading
[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Vicente Lozano, has ended. Original price: $2.99. Final price: $37.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds of this auction to 826 National.] This little smoking man did not appear in Inglourious … Continue reading
[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Gary Panter, has ended. Original price: $1.00. Final price: $54.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds of this auction to 826 National.] I wanted to create a monster hoax out at … Continue reading
[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Rachel Axler, has ended. Original price: $1.49. Final price: $56.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds of this auction to 826 National.] 10/12/91 Q: Does John like me? A: TRY AGAIN Q: … Continue reading
