Collections of objects

Jane Housham (Found and Chosen) on Instagram: "I’ve been on the hunt for #unusualshades of #green, which I love. Oh, and can you spot the little ‘joke’? . . #stufficollect #greenobjects #sludgygreen"

Stephen Long, a pioneer in the world of collecting, said "I have always held that if you cannot afford the absolute best, then crowd it up." One slightly rusty key is nothing more than one slightly rusty key, but ganged up with another 20 it takes on a new life.

Photographer Tom Kiefer took a job at U.S. Customs and was horrified to discover personal items in the trash. He decided to show them to the world.

Barry Rosenthal’s series of jewel-toned garbage collections sheds new light on litter.

These are a few of my Instagram collections of things organized neatly and colours organised neatly. I have shown some of these as little pictures in my monthly mosaics but I thought It would be nice to put a few of my favourites together in one post. I love making these, there's something quite satisfying about putting things together in neat lines or in rainbow order! I thought I might make this a monthly series next year too - to share my little collections of neatness here as well as on…

Last week at work we were given a frame and asked to do a self portrait which would then be hung in the office. We had two requirements as well ~ the portrait had to have a recognizable image and your name. As usual, I was short on time, so I had to come up with something I could get done quickly. I started out working digitally, but soon gave that up as it was taking too long. Instead, I gathered up some of my favorite things and arranged them on a piece of felt ~ I had to add the photo in…

Knolling, the process of arranging a group of related objects in a clean, organized way by utilizing parallel lines and 90° angles, can help you garner Instagram "Likes" by the bucketful. There's just something inherently pleasing to the eye about these types of shots. But if you think you can just toss a bunch of |

Though filled with dozens of subjects, each photo has an emotional core.