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Found
All things in this collection were found by simply stumbling upon them. The poem was found by chance.
Warrior Jar with A Clip
An enigmatic golf ball and praised die to that stand as instruments of sociability and friendship accompany a battle worn artifacts from world
Curiosity and Something Unique
Items of natural growth, remembrance, and question, personal articles of reminiscence and a penny for a little luck.
Hipster on a Budget and a Napkin
Found jewelry, a ticket from a raffle with an unknown winner, heirloom crystals, and a reluctantly added Juul pod
The Cynic
The creator of this piece valued their education and independence. Doesn’t believe in Valentine’s Day and questions societal norms within this jar by using shoe tags and coins to show that money is needed for many prestigious things in life.
Fall College Athlete Jar
This jar contains the basics of what a fall loving college athlete would need: fall plants (mostly fake), food wrappers for on the go snacking and sinus relief.
Intentions of a Healthy Life
Scraps of organization, reasons why we need more time, a label from the thing that has kept them going, waste that serves as a reminder that someone has been there before them.
Expired Toys
A collection of used to be items Thing that had a purpose to someone or something that have been separated from the thing that gave them meaning and the purpose they once served.
My Past, My Present, My Future
Transaction receipt from materials that will aid in future plans, temporary documentation of the then present rain, contacts that reminds them that some people see for free, and pictures that serve as a reminder of who needed and how they are loved.
A Collection from A New Age Traveler
Simple items collected from ordinary places that have unique characteristics.
An Insight
A can tab and a bottle cap to remember good times. Comfort brought from the string a sorority sweatshirt and a friend’s earring and other reminders of a small life in vast world.
Life of the Party
Items: Glitter, earring, money, Laker life, plastic gem, plastic wine-slushy cap, blender bottle shaker, shoulder pad
Items of the Here and Now
Materials collected in the path of the collector defined by the space they’re in. The items reflect the SUNY Oswego campus and what is expected, understood, questioned and prohibited become collected in the same environment
Little Things, Big Impact
Most of the contents of the collection are small and difficult to identify at first, but hold a heavy meaning to their owner. The largest item, ironically, holds the least impact to the collection though it is itself dear to its owner.
SUNY Oswego’s “Forgotten Objects”
Ingredients: Rock, acorn, black feather, small mustache pin, 25¢ quarter, black cable with wires, red plastic pin, flattened metal.
It’s a Small World After All
With the theme of small treasure in mind, this jar encompasses things that may be small in size but definitely not in impact, or magic.
Post-Modern
Realistic Wundertopf: The paper Charade-A look into the Post Modern Reality.
Stuff for Super Strength
Energy, natural growth than bonding materials. The creator of this collection questions what determines the properties of strength a material has, and why do they react when combined together.
A Well Thought Out Disaster
Used to contain: gum wrapper, wine cork, dime, fast food receipt, and water. Now contains: Micky Mouse plush with a mistaken identity, working yet useless headphones, a stolen binder clip that evokes guilt and may never find its real owner.
Odds and Ends
These items were journaled for one reason and each have special meanings to said reasons. The meaning to one may not have the same meaning for another.
Wonderfully Environmental Litter
Litter, discarded objects, forgotten items, and memories
The Things We Think are Meaningless
Are they really? Things that are held on to that don’t serve a purpose in the present, but may be useful later on. The creator of this collection presents the idea that there is meaning in things left dormant.
A Life of Familiarity, Comfort, & Nostalgia
Mundane and wondrous experiences that power the wheels of time.
A Disjointed Understanding of One’s Self
A collection of colored stones, a Stitch keychain and a Reeces peanut butter cup wrapper in the shape of a rock.
A Sketched Overview:
Specs, Instructions, Guides Lines
Specifications in the planning stage