Collections #1

It wasn't long ago that I was talking about collecting things.  Since then I've come across some great images along that line from Camilla Engman, and have decided to make Collections a regular (but without regularity) feature.  So, unless there are any objections, here it is, the first of at least a hundred and ten; Collections #1.

Here is a superb example of little handmade pieces that come together to tell a story.  What are those little things?  What does each one mean?  It doesn't matter.  It's a collection remember.  All each piece needs to do is drop clues.  Enough of those clues and you've got something worth shouting about.   Here's a tip: Everyone will see/hear it differently so there isn't a right answer in what something like this should or shouldn't say.  You might want to avoid touchy topics like cloning, gun control, dying polar bears, Taylor Swift, and so on, but steer clear of those and you can't lose.

A collection doesn't have to be cute.  And it doesn't have to be clean.  And it can (if you're good) be useful for more than looking at.  Here's a tip: build your collection around something that's already on your wall such as a smoke detector or spot of blood that just won't go away.

When displaying your collection, the real art is in the assemblage.  You can make any old crap look good if you learn how to arrange and get the pieces to talk to each other.  These pictures exemplify masterful arrangements.  Can you hear them?

I can.  They're practically screaming.