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Project #2: A Collection, a Database


Project #2
photo your collection

A landscape on your bureau top,
under a bed,
pinned to the wall,
hanging from your dorm ceiling,
in a closet ...

What's in a collection?
What does a collection say about the person doing the collecting?
What meaning does the context give to the overall Collection narrative?











Project #1 
in 3 parts

 Part 1:
Photograph your Collection1. Photograph your overall collection in its context. Your collection must include a minimum of four items. 

2. Photograph overall collection abstracted from its context.

3. Play with the arrangement of your display to make it the most visual sense.

4. Photograph interesting detail shots (2) that visually denote something of interest of the collection.

Part 2:
Create a wall label with the following: 

  1. Name of collection
  2. Collection owner's name
  3. Location of collection
  4. Beginning date of collection (are you still collecting it?)
  5. Consists of #? of objects
  6. How is the collection physically organized? Does the arrangement/installation give further information about the overall collection?
  7. Designer / artist / country of origin
  8. Any other pertinent information that you find important

Part 3:
Create a database itemizing each object

  1. Assign numerical sorting numbers per item #001 and carry on... #100, et al.
  2. Give specific information on each item and include a photograph of each
  3. Include itemized details of each
  4. Include an image of each
Here's an example...

Scissor Collection
Collector: Sally Salt
Location: Kitchen wall, Upper East Side, NYC



         #001
         Children's Scissors
          yellow plastic
          4" in length x 2" wide >> convert to metric
         10.16 cm x 5.08 cm
         Made in China
         Circa 2015








         #002
         Seamstress scissors
          galvanized steel
          14" x 4"
          35.56 cm x 10.16 cm
                                                              Made in Germany
                                                              Circa 1970

                                                      Proceed through each item in your collection

 Student Work Samples of Personal Databases

Murder On Rathbun Road 
Erin Grabosky
2012- 2017
Consisting of 7 objects
Installed over bookshelf in  collector’s bedroom
Artists Unknown- Country of origin United States ( Pennsylvania and New York) 
  
Murder On Rathbun Road 
2012- 2017
Consisting of 7 objects
Installed over bookshelf in Collector’s bedroom
Artists Unknown - Country of origin United States ( Pennsylvania and New York) 

Installed over bookshelf in Collector’s bedroom

Crow 001
               Wood Panel with Acrylic Paint 
                   ( 3.5 X 18 X 1 ) in ( 8.89 X 45.72 X 2.45 ) cm
Cazenovia NY 


Crow 002
Copper with Acrylic Paint 
( 8 X 8 X .5 ) in ( 20.32 X 20.32 X 1.27 ) cm
Cazenovia NY 

Crow 007
Multi Medium 
( 5 X 9 X 2 ) in ( 12.7 X 22.86 X 5.08 ) cm 
  Cazenovia NY 

Crow 003
Wood with Wire
( 10 X 12 X .25 ) in ( 25.4 X 30.48 X 0.635 ) cm
Cazenovia NY 

Crow 004
Wood with Wire and Acrylic Paint 
( 7 X 13.5 X 2) in ( 17.78 X 34.29 X 5.08 ) cm 
Cazenovia NY 

Detail: Crow 004
Wood with Wire and Acrylic Paint 
( 7 X 13.5 X 2) in ( 17.78 X 34.29 X 5.08 ) cm 
Cazenovia NY 

Detail : Crow 004
Wood with Wire and Acrylic Paint 
( 7 X 13.5 X 2) in ( 17.78 X 34.29 X 5.08 ) cm 
Cazenovia NY 

Crow 005
Wood with Wire and Acrylic Paint 
( 8 X 13.5 X .5 ) in ( 20.32 X 34.29 X 1.27 ) cm
Cazenovia NY

Crow 006
Cotton Fabric and Wire 
( 6 X 10.75 X 1 ) in ( 15.24 X  27.305 X 2.54 ) cm
Cazenovia NY 
-----------------------------------------------------------------Lipstick and Gloss
Collection of Claire Woods
Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY

Since 2016
8 items
Arranged in an acrylic organizer
Buxom, NYX, Revlon, Rimmel London



#001
NYX Whipped
Cocoa Bean
2 ¾ x ¾ in, 6.985 x 1.905 cm
Made in China

#002
Buxom
Lover
2 ⅞ x ⅞ in, 7.303 x 2.223 cm
Made in Canada


#003
Revlon
I Pink You’re Cute
3 x ¾ x ¾ in, 7.620 x 1.905 x 1.905 cm
Made in USA

#004
Rimmel London - Kate
Clear
3 ⅛ x ¾ in, 
Made in England


#005
Buxom
Sandy
3 ⅛ x ¾ in, 7.938 x 1.905 cm
Made in USA

#006
NYX Butter
Ripe Berry
3 ⅛ x ¾ in, 7.938 x 1.905 cm
Made in Taiwan


#007
Revlon
Sparks Fly
3 ⅞ x ¾ in, 9.843 x 1.905 cm
Made in UK

#008
Revlon
Embrace
4 ½ x 1 x ½ in, 11.43 x 2.54 x 1.27 cm
Made in Canada
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