The Collection is a photograph by Edward Fielding which was uploaded on September 20th, 2013.
The Collection
Note: The watermark in the lower right does not appear in the final print.... more
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The Collection
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Edward Fielding
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Note: The watermark in the lower right does not appear in the final print.
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An old printer's drawer filled with small collectible objects. Perfect for your favorite collector. A fun piece that will keep you busy looking at all of the little items on display.
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Photography by Edward M. Fielding
www.edwardfielding.com
www.dogfordstudios.com
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The hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector. Some collectors are generalists, accumulating merchandise, or stamps from all countries of the world. Others focus on a subtopic within their area of interest, perhaps 19th century postage stamps, milk bottle labels from Sussex, or Mongolian harnesses and tack.
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The items collectors collect may be antique, or simply collectible. Antiques are collectible items at least 100 years old; collectibles are less than antique, and may even be new. Collectors and dealers may use the word vintage to describe older collectibles. Most collectibles are man-made commercial items, but some private collectors collect natural objects such as birds' eggs, butterflies, rocks, and seashells. Items which were once everyday objects may now be collectible since almost all those once produced have been destroyed or discarded are called Ephemera. Some collectors collect only in childhood while others continue to do so throughout their lives and usually modify their aims later in life. Philately, phillumeny, and deltiology (collecting postage stamps, matchboxes and postcards) are examples of forms of collecting which can be undertaken at minimal expense. The emergence of the internet as a global forum for different collectors has resulted in many isolated enthusiasts finding each other. The scope of collecting is unlimited: "If something exists, somebody somewhere collects them."
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Edward Fielding
Can you find a wishbone? brass gear? Boar tooth? Petrified wood? Hour glass? Bear made from belly lint?
Mary Chris Hines
Love this! Reminds me of an artwork I recently attempted. Nowhere near as cool as yours! I was instantly attracted to that miniature camera. It is just like one my grandparents gave me and I lost the same day. I still kick myself over that! Liked and favorited!