A Collection of Clutter

Rachel Dare

We define human identity, not by what we do but what we own.

TRAIN TICKETS

Life is one long journey - 127 journeys in the past year.

COLOUR SWATCHES September 2011

77 colour swatches and only 10 correctky mixed colours.

FELT HAT April 2010

My first felt hat and my first art tutorial.

ORANGE FACE August 2011

A happy orange given by a special friend.

MARMITE November 2010

Horrid Henry was my childhood and Marmite my adulthood.

CAIRNGORM MOUNTAINS April 2008

A metal souvenir of my childhood skiing from the age of three.

A SPECIAL FRIEND April 2008

A special cardboard friend found on the floor of a dusty road in Spain.

FIRE December 2010

Fire notice from when my roast dinner accidently got caught on fire, Manna Ash Halls.

EGG April 1997

A decorative egg, and a very messy child.

OGGY OGGY PASTY PACKET May 2010

Sitting on the beach with a pastie, reminds me of my childhood.

We become attached to clutter because it gives us a sense of identity

KNIFE September 2009

Kitchen knife accidently used to paint with, mother was unimpressed.

BALLONS 2006

After the party - ballons with birthday messages & retirement ballons for jokes.

SUNNY DEVON April 2010

A lollipop too good to eat, given to me from a special friend.

FLOWER July 2009

Momas gift to me.

MINI MILK PACKET July 2008

Mini Milk, a past favourite yet always so difficult to hunt down.

DIRTY CHICKEN February 2011

The remains of an experiment with ink and a mechanical object.

TICKET February 2009

A magical day trip out.

BOTTLE COLLECTION

An interesting collection of bottles from around the world.

CANDLE COLLECTION

A necessary collection when needing to melt wax on to paper. Once accidently setting fire to the paper in the courtyard of art college.

QUOTES April 2010

List of quotes: The ginger beer? erm it was a bit fiery!.

DINOSAUR September 2010

A postcard of a dinosaur after many attempts drawing and making one by hand.

FACE PAINTS

Many disastrous memories of awful face paints and embarrasing nights.

CLOTHES DAIRY April 2010

Free clothes awaiting one morning from a special friend.

RED FEATHERS April 2010

A night of Red Indians and drink.

GET A LIFE November 2010

Get a life and stop writing lists.

MINI MILK PACKET July 2008

Mini Milk, a past favourite yet always so difficult to hunt down.

PINE CONE November 1999

A pine cone picked up on holiday, the Cairngorms.

SPAGHETTI TIN September 2011

The time when I ate Spaghetti hoops out a glass.

TEABAG June 2009

A teabag stolen from the wall of art college.

ROCKET PIG May 2010

Rocket Pig was stolen from a crazy photographer.

PEN COLLECTION

A collection of Pens that hardly work, and never used.

WOOD June 1997

Wood found in Moseley Bog, and used to play witches and wizards.

PINK PAPER AEROPLANE April 2008

A paper aeroplane that accidently flew out the window almost hitting someone on the head.

TOOTHPASTE September 2011

A present from Vienna - Liquorish tasting toothpaste.

STONES September 2011

Stones found on Whitley Bay.

SANDWICH PACKAGING February 2011

Cheese & Jam/Kinder Egg Sandwiches in the post.

USED PAINT COLLECTION

Never throwing away old paint tubes.

LEAF July 2011

Leaf found on the streets of Birmingham, given as a present from a friend.

Removing this clutter takes away my identity