|
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
| Snow domes |
| Quirky fad or kitsch icon? We take a look at the makers and collectors of these captivating plastic bubbles. |
|
|
|
|
Everywhere we see snow domes on sale, whether they depict exotic locations, the Jenolan Caves or a Tasmanian devil, they always catch your eye. So what's so captivating about these plastic bubbles? Today, Reg meets Wayne Golding, who has one of Australia's largest snow dome collections. Quirky fad or kitsch icon of the twentieth century, Wayne Golding has certainly fallen under the spell of the snow domes.
Snoeglobes, snowshakers, waterdomes, snowdomes, waterballs, snowscenes, blizzardballs and lizzard weights were originally conceived by a German designer looking through the back window of his Volkswagon Beetle and picturing a snowdome scene. They began as a miniature figure or panel scene in a glass ball filled with water and 'snow' (technically called flitter, this was originally pottery fragments, sand or sawdust, but now is most commonly plastic or glitter), mounted on a wooden pedestal base and fixed with a location label.
Wayne Golding, Art Director of Mambo has one of the largest collections of snowdomes in Australia. An average snowdome collection is about 200 to 300. Trading on the net has united the snowdome community with sites providing links to large online collections and trading rooms with tips for the novice and restorer.
Wayne has collected 600 snowdomes over 16 years which are proudly displayed in boxed shelves on a wall in his house . Wayne began his collection by purchasing a dome whenever he went travelling. Domes from various parts of the world have also made their way into his collection as gifts from friends who share, or at least encourage, his fascination with the dome. He was given 150 domes by an ABC journalist and many from Clyde Bramley of the group Hoodoo Gurus.
Wayne considers snowdome collecting an art form. He doesn't collect just to boost the numbers of his collection but rather each dome comes with sentimental value. Some of the more bizarre of Wayne's domes include: Nelson Mandela, a picture of a kangaroo with a fictitious place marked as the location label and a snowdome of the Pope.
Wayne collects them because they are kitsch and quirky. Just a few domes featured on their own would not have the same effect as an entire wall of domes. Along with his snowdome collection he also collects Hopalong Cassidy paraphernalia. To acknowledge this passion for all things kitsch, Bernie Lishman has made a Hopalong Cassidy snowdome to present to Wayne.
|
More Info
Bernie Lishman
Wish Product & Design
Tel: 0413 846 353
www.wish-design.com
VW Volkswagon Hire
Tel: 0500 553 007
|
Disclaimer
All Fact Sheets and other material on the Our House website are provided as a general information service only and should not be relied upon as a substitute for the advice of a properly qualified tradesman. Neither ninemsn nor its licensors (including the Nine Network) assume or accept any responsibility for, and will not be liable for the accuracy or appropriate application of any information whatsoever in any Fact Sheet or other material on the Our House web site. Your use of the Our House web site is governed by this disclaimer and the ninemsn's Terms of Use.
|
|
|
|
|
