The Broken Collection

This is an exhibit made of broken things. They were found broken, or I confess - some I break. With my spectacles, a bright light, and tiny tools, I open up old machines and retrieve pieces. Gears from a wind-up clock. A thermostat in an old greenhouse. A kitchen scale. I am amazed by things from before the time of batteries... the intricate ingenuity that we had not so long ago. I have an old tin that holds all the pieces so they can wait for the right canvas on the right day.