You Get A Couple Of Examples and Then You Specialize

I've been thinking about collections recently and what it means to be a collector.

Why do people collect the things they do?

How does a collection start?

Is it the singular object that is admired and valued

and/or the process of collecting?

I guess in their own way collectors are striving for greatness. They want the biggest, the most complete, the rarest, the unusual, the most admirable, the oldest or most expensive collection possible. 

But most importantly they want the complete set. 

Collecting combines two passions: A love of hoarding things and the search for the unattainable.

Can a serious collectors collection ever really be complete?

Most children collect things, like toys from cereal packets or fast food restaurants, football cards etc...

Maybe people collect for nostalgic reasons, to recreate some powerful childhood emotion, or to keep ahold of the old because the new is moving so fast is hard to keep up.

But what happens when the innocence of a child collecting things manifests and and becomes an obsession in adulthood?

Adults can take collection to the next level, they can bring to their habit discipline, compulsion and of course the thing that no child has... Money!

I used to collect toy cars...now I collect real ones!  

This is a quote from Jamiroquai on MTV'S cribs.

I've started collecting hinges, predominately metal hinges. They're used everywhere, they're pretty important where ever they're used but they're never really noticed.

They're an intrinsic part to what ever they belong to.

Today I found my first hinge. i took it from a box that I made a few months ago

refurb the un-furbable

This is a trial and error for a piece that I have in mind. 

I see so many abandoned bikes around london some have parts missing

 and some just have flat tyres. Each one has a story, each one was once new

each one had a purpose other than street decoration.

Opulent Meets Ordinary.

Audaciously Incorrect. 

Money Is The New Religion and Only The Rich Will Prosper.

Money has become somewhat omnipotent, Like a visible God In Modern Society,

 From Rags to Riches, With the Rags Still Attached.
Melancholy Crush.
In Love With Hurt and Dust.

Of your own accord

 |loŏk| ing up the
• ( look something over) inspect something quickly with a view to establishing its merits : they looked over a property on Ryer Avenue.
• ( look through) peruse (a book or other written material) :we looked through all the books, and this was still the one we liked best


|wərd|s in a
a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.
• a single distinct conceptual unit of language, comprising inflectedand variant forms.• (usu. words) something that someone says or writes; a remark or piece of information : his grandfather's words had beenmeant kindly | a word of warning.|ˈdik sh əˌnerē| (abbr.: dict.) tonoun ( pl. -aries)a book that lists the words of a language in alphabetical order and gives their meaning, or that gives the equivalent words in a different language.• a reference book on any subject, the items of which are arranged in alphabetical order : a dictionary of quotations.
|kəˈmyoōnəˌkāt| on an

nounverb1 [ intrans. ] share or exchange information, news, or ideas : theprisoner was forbidden to communicate with his family.• [ trans. ] impart or pass on (information, news, or ideas) : hecommunicated his findings to the inspector.• [ trans. ] convey or transmit (an emotion or feeling) in anonverbal way : the ability of good teachers to communicate their ownenthusiasm | his sudden fear communicated itself.• succeed in conveying one's ideas or in evoking understandingin others : a politician must have the ability to communicate.• (of two people) be able to share and understand each other's thoughts and feelings.

|ˌintlˈek ch oōəl| level to anadjectiveof or relating to the intellect : children need intellectual stimulation.• appealing to or requiring use of the intellect : the movie wasn't very intellectual, but it caught the mood of the times.• possessing a highly developed intellect : you are an intellectual girl, like your mother.nouna person possessing a highly developed intellect.


|igˈzamən| 
verb [ trans. ]1 inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly : a doctor examinedme and said I might need a caesarean | this forced us to examine every facet of our business.2 test the knowledge or proficiency of (someone) by requiring them to answer questions or perform tasks : the colleges set standards by examining candidates.• Law formally question (a defendant or witness) in court.Compare with cross-examine .
For this
|ˌdisərˈtā sh ən|nouna long essay on a particular subject, esp. one written as a requirement for the Doctor of Philosophy degree : Joe wrote hisdoctoral dissertation on Thucydides | figurative she went on then into adissertation on her family's love of Ireland.
  |imˈplī| sverb ( -plies, -plied) [ trans. ]strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated) : the salesmen who uses jargon to imply his superior knowledge |[with clause ] the report implies that two million jobs might be lost.• (of a fact or occurrence) suggest (something) as a logical consequence : the forecasted traffic increase implied more roads and more air pollution. The same
|ˈnō sh ən| noun1 a conception of or belief about something : children have different notions about the roles of their parents. See note at idea .• a vague awareness or understanding of the nature of something : I had no notion of what her words meant.2 an impulse or desire, esp. one of a whimsical kind : she had a notion to call her friend at work.3 ( notions) items used in sewing, such as buttons, pins, and hooks.

Of getting
|lôst; läst| whenpast and past participle of lose .adjective1 unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts : Help! We're lost! | they got lost in the fog.• unable to be found : he turned up with my lost golf clubs.• (of a person) very confused or insecure or in great difficulties :she stood there clutching a drink, feeling completely lost | I'd be lost without her.2 denoting something that has been taken away or cannot be recovered : if only one could recapture one's lost youth!• (of time or an opportunity) not used advantageously; wasted :the decision meant a lost opportunity to create 200 jobs.• having perished or been destroyed : a memorial to the lost crewmen.3 (of a game or contest) in which a defeat has been sustained : the lost election of 1994.PHRASESall is not lost used to suggest that there is still some chance of success or recovery.be lost for words be so surprised, confused, or upset that one cannot think what to say.be lost on fail to influence or be noticed or appreciated by (someone) : the significance of his remarks was not lost on Scott.be lost to be no longer affected by or accessible to : once a vital member of the community, he is now lost to the world.get lost [often in imperative ] informal go away (used as an expression of anger or impatience) : Why don't you leave me alone? Go on, get lost!give someone up for lost stop expecting that a missing person will be found alive.make up for lost time do something faster or more often in order to compensate for not having done it quickly or often enough before. |yoō|pronoun [ second person singular or plural ]1 used to refer to the person or people that the speaker isaddressing : are you listening? | I love you.• used to refer to the person being addressed together with other people regarded in the same class : you Australians.• used in exclamations to address one or more people : you fools| hey, you!2 used to refer to any person in general : after a while, you get used to it.PHRASESyou and yours you together with your family and close friends.you-know-who (or you-know-what) used to refer to someone (or something) known to the hearer without specifying theiridentity : the minister was later to be sacked by you-know-who. a map because you are paying to much attention to the map and not enough in the directon that you are heading, or following a recipe when cooking dinner at home.Have a
|map|noun1 a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc. : a street map |figurative expansion of the service sector is reshaping the map of employment.• a two-dimensional representation of the positions of stars or other astronomical objects.• a diagram or collection of data showing the spatial arrangement or distribution of something over an area : an electron density map.• Biology a representation of the sequence of genes on a chromosome or of bases in a DNA or RNA molecule.• Mathematics another term for mapping .2 informal dated a person's face.verb ( mapped , mapping ) [ trans. ]represent (an area) on a map; make a map of : inaccessible parts will be mapped from the air.• record in detail the spatial distribution of (something) : the project to map the human genome.• [ trans. ] associate (a group of elements or qualities) with an equivalent group, according to a particular formula or model :the transformational rules map deep structures into surface structures.• Mathematics associate each element of (a set) with an element of another set.• [ intrans. ] be associated or linked to something : it is not obvious that the subprocesses of language will map onto individual brain areas.PHRASESoff the map (of a place) very distant or remote : just a hick town, right off the map.put something on the map bring something to prominence :the exhibition put Cubism on the map.wipe something off the map obliterate something totally.PHRASAL VERBSmap something out plan a route or course of action in detail :I mapped out a route over familiar country near home.

Because You are 
|ˈkänsənˌtrāt|verb1 [ intrans. ] focus one's attention or mental effort on a particular object or activity : she couldn't concentrate on the movie.• ( concentrate on/upon) do or deal with (one particular thing) above all others : Luke wants to concentrate on his film career.2 [ trans. ] (often be concentrated) gather (people or things) together in numbers or in a mass to one point : power wasconcentrated in the hands of the ruling Politburo.• [ intrans. ] come together in this way : troops were concentrating at the western front.• increase the strength or proportion of (a substance or solution) by removing or reducing the water or any other diluting agent or by selective accumulation of atoms or molecules.nouna substance made by removing water or other diluting agent; a concentrated form of something, esp. food : apple juice concentrate.DERIVATIVESconcentrative |-ˌtrātiv| adjectiveconcentrator |-ˌtrātər| noun
To much
 On the map,
 and not in the 
 |diˈrek sh ən; dī-|noun1 a course along which someone or something moves : she set off in the opposite direction | the storm was expected to take a more northwesterly direction.• the course that must be taken in order to reach a destination: he had a terrible sense of direction.• a point to or from which a person or thing moves or faces : a house with views in all directions | figurative support came from an unexpected direction.• a general way in which someone or something is developing: new directions in painting and architecture | any dialogue between them is a step in the right direction | it is time to change direction and find a new job.• general aim or purpose : the campaign's lack of direction.2 the management or guidance of someone or something : under his direction, the college has developed an international reputation.• the work of supervising and controlling the actors and other staff in a movie, play, or other production.• ( directions) instructions on how to reach a destination or about how to do something : Preston gave him directions to a restaurant | directions for making puff pastry.• an authoritative order or command : to suggest that members of Congress would take direction on how to vote is an affront.
That You are heading...

Every time I have a big date, I get a big pimple.

I came across this old frame a few weeks ago, It cost me a couple of quid because

it had this little dent.  

The frame was pretty battered, there wasn't much left of the original white and blue paint job

 ( no pics sorry) so I sandblasted it, but left the original blue paint on the head tube.

                   All the cable guides had been cut off, apart from this rear mech one on the BB.

I made it to the end of the rainbow...

I walked past this broken pot every morning for about a week, It was outside a house on Talfourd Road in Peckham. Finally I decided to take it home and try and repair it. With the intention of returning it once it was "repaired". 

I still had in mind this notion of value and worth and once I had returned the pot would the owner be grateful and use it again or discard it because of it's imperfection. 

I have no intention of informing the owner of my identity nor my concept, it's merely for my own curiosity.

It's also something new for me, although I'm still questioning Functionality, value and desire, with this piece i'm going about it in a completely different way. The imperfections are not going to be erased in any way, if anything I will be exposing them and then returning the object to the owner.

N.B After talking to my housemate I have decided to leave a link to this blog with the repaired pot just incase  the owner gets a bit freaked out when I leave it on their doorstep.   

The damage is pretty severe, one side has completely come away and there is a crack going all the way around the remaining good side.

                                      Fortunately all of the pieces are present.

This is the side that was in tacked and had the crack running all the way around it. I decided the best thing to do was to brake it off and repair it as well.

                          The pot is round again and fastened back together!

                                                       
                                            Now to cover up that nasty scar....

                                   
                                             Good as New!

I am going to return the pot this evening and if I don't see it back on the street in the morning I will assume that it is functional once again.

Tools used:

Drill
4mm Masonry drill bit
No More Nails
Clamps and Fasteners
Garden twine