THE COLLECTION For this project you will be collecting a material or object of your choice.

You will start collecting objects THIS week and have two months to collect 100 of these objects. We will then use these objects to create an art piece and display it in a student show at the beginning of April.

The objects themselves do NOT have to be captivating or beautiful or unique. One toothbrush is boring, however 10,000 toothbrushes have the potential to be awe-inspiring. The way you organize your collection could be the way the objects are transformed. What creates value and how can you, as the artist, shift the perception of objects?

Tara Donovan Disposable plastic cups Landscapes

Tara Donovan toothpicks

Decide what you will collect by NEXT Wednesday- Jan 27th Decide what you will collect by NEXT Wednesday- Jan 27th. Look at the routines in your life. Is there a small object that you can collect from your everyday routine? Is there something from work, from school, from your refrigerator? Maybe you pick up something on every walk to school or you keep every gas receipt. It may be something you normally throw away or recycle.

SIMILAR OBJECTS FROM A ROUTINE • Candy/cough drop/mint/gum wrappers light bulbs plastic cups plastic bags raffle tickets bottle caps or twist off caps used pencils addresses from letters pen caps envelopes received in the mail soda can tabs books receipts lotto tickets cancelled stamps tooth picks/ dental floss bows / ribbons fake nails from a nail salon fliers for events or concerts flowers plastic rolls from credit card paper used rubber bands leaves empty makeup containers clippings from newspaper rocks Comics cords sticks buttons rubber bike tubes pine cones chop sticks baby toys cat whiskers caps off of baby food sewing needles toilet paper rolls shells lint fortunes from fortune cookies pieces of fabric hair napkins matchboxes string coasters nails on the ground plastic containers

Lisa Kokin “Passage” Using buttons . Mimic Pointellism. Idea of small bits making a greater whole.

Tom Friedman American conceptual sculptor known for his work employing everyday material, such as toothpicks or sugar cubes in intricate geometric arrangements. Simple everyday objects into complex arrangments

DIFFERENT OBJECTS AROUND A THEME A certain shape Make a small drawing a day Pieces of trash/nature you find as you are walking Objects of a specific color Write a poem a day Images of something specific from magazines A specific word (s) cut out from paper A specific number you find everyday Things made of a certain material (wood, metal, fabric) Things of a certain quality (soft, hard, smooth, textured) Draw a different line everyday

Tony Cragg found materials, discarded construction materials, and disposed household materials. In 1978 he collected discarded plastic fragments and arranged them into colour categories. Use of the wall. Collection has to do with reuse. So many objects in our lives we use and throw out. So many objects are part of out routine.

Joseph Kosuth Books become the structure not just the contents of the structure

As an Art student, one must be observant or one must be an "observer" "Choosing is Creating" As an Art student, one must be observant or one must be an "observer" Part of this responsibility is to see the things that others usually do not see.   Collecting: Go for a walk around campus and pick up things that you find interesting. Venture inside and outside. Objects must fit inside provided baggie. Be back in class, in a ½ hour from now.

Writing: Do not put your name on the paper. Do not reveal the identity of your objects by naming them. Pick a few of the objects to write about. Describe the objects in detail. Use descriptive words or phrases without naming the object What makes these objects interesting to you? How are these objects connected? Would your objects be categorized as organic/natural, geometric/manufactured, or somehow both? Explain... •  Did/does the objects have a function? Explain. Please do your best to address any potential meaning behind the objects. Is there any symbolism connected to the objects? Either cultural or personal? A story?