It's not long since I understand I'm a collector too. I've started looking around the house, pantry, and attic much more closely and have found that I've still made a few collections without thinking about it.
I don't think I'm a real collector. A true collector is, in my opinion, one who builds a collection with dedication and knowledge. That is, he is clear about what he is going to collect. Objects that he likes have objects that have a certain value that can increase over time.
I am a messy collector with no particular dedication. I collect several things I like. More for decorative purposes. I put them in various places around the house, then switch places, and if I get bored of them, some I give away, some I throw away, and some I store in the pantry or attic until I forget about them.
Saying "some I throw away" I disqualify myself from being a collector. I think a collector never throws anything away!
I may not be a true collector but I know I love the items I collect. Today I will show some of my pots...
My pots
From fairs, from the market, from trips and gifts received. This is the source of my pots, more of my wife's, but I have a few myself.
Most of the pots stay in the kitchen. Put them on shelves, in the cupboard, or on top. They are not functional pots, they are strictly decorative.
Some are useful, coffee and tea cups, mixed in with flower pots or water mugs.
Objects are bought from different places and put together. The only criterion is the material they are made of.
Most of the pots are bought from fairs and are peasant pots, initially used in peasant households and then became decorative objects. These are vessels in which wine was kept. The one on the left is from Bulgaria, and the one in the middle is from Transylvania, made by the Hungarians, the famous Korund vases. The one on the right I don't know where it is from. I think it is an old vessel and I think it was also used to hold wine in it or, more likely, it is some kind of carafe.
These are pots for cooking food in the oven and are traditional Bulgarian pots. These are the ones I use for cooking.
I also have a preference. It's an old water or wine mug, over a hundred years old.
I like it very much. Both shape and color, the drawing, the flowers carved on the mug.
Other pots from the "collection"...
Larger pots are placed all over the house where I found a space. Their place is usually changed after every cleaning we do.
Some of them no longer have a place in the house, not in terms of space, they just don't fit in with the environment... so they're "exiled" to the backyard.
Finally, I want to show you a clay pot which is a copy made after some famous pots, over seven to eight thousand years old. The famous Cucuteni culture. Made by prehistoric people who inhabited a large area where Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova are now.
It seems incredible that people who lived several thousand years before the ancient Greeks could make such shapes and designs.
These pots are copies far from the originals I have seen in museums. Those are gorgeous!
Once again I found that I have gathered a few items in the same category and can be assimilated with a modest collection.
A modest collection of a modest collector.
They are beautiful, I have always loved these pots, you have a beautiful collection.
Thank you! Clay pots are probably the oldest man-made objects and it fascinates me.
Well, it could be said that there are different types of collectors, but they are all just that at the end of the day, intentional collectors or not 😊
You have a beautiful collection of pots, in ancient times I have no idea how they managed to create such wonders with only what they had in those times, natural resources, well, I think that's the answer ❤️
Thank you!
You're disqualified (haha), but I must say you have a very nice collection. And from what I see, everything is useful because it holds sentimental value, is decorative, and some of these pots you use for cooking. And you've told us about the culture of the Cucuteni. Awesome. I imagine those original archaeological findings must be breathtaking. These things that speak of our ancestors always carry a great sense of solemnity.
I like that some of them have found a place in your garden, next to your plants. It gives freshness and its own identity to your patio.
Wow, what a comment! You've given value to my collection and I thank you for that.
😄 Always a pleasure. I hope I have not lost too much in translation.
Probably something is always lost in translation but what's left I liked!
Hehehehe... I would say that it's not a collector, but a hoarder... :)
I think that most people aren't "professional" collectors as for being that, often you need a lot of money to "buy them all" 😃 But, that doesn't mean that we can't collect things, especially those who bring some nice memories, people who gifted them, or people with whom we buy them... For example, some of the pots that you shared reminded me of my childhood as my grandmother used them, like that water pot!
Thanks for sharing!
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You are welcome and thank you!
You have described better than me why and how we collect items that become a small collection.
These kind of vintage items are very special and unique. My friend also owns a pottery shop and also has special design items.
That's right, you're right!
Thanks alot dear.
How beautiful! 😃
Messy collector? Noooo. But even if we are not real, "professional" collectors, we do collect our items with love.
You have some really nice pots and jars. And that water or wine mug is very similar to the one we had in our old home. 🤓 I am sure that the food cooked in the Bulgarian pots is tasty!!
Thank you @bluemoon for your contribution to this community. We are maybe not "real" collectors, but for sure we always find collections in our homes :))
That's right, we collect with love, otherwise, it would be pointless. Thank you for helping me find some collections I hadn't thought of that way.
It seems that others are also collectors without knowing it, I have found one collection of huge pots haha 😁
Glad to hear it! Looking forward to seeing the collection.
Oh, it appeared already in my today's post :D
Shame on me! I didn't read your post. My poor English made me misunderstand that you would make a post dedicated to this collection, which I thought was yours. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Thank you for adding your pot collection to this community. I congratulate you, it is a beautiful collection, where each design and color add to the history of each piece.
They keep water fresh, and at home we have used them for that purpose. Greetings and looking forward to more collections.
I am pleased to see that you are interested in seeing my collection. Thank you!
It is really a beautiful collection, artistic and historical too, and for all that I am fascinated especially by the last vases or pots. Wonderful collection!!!😍
Thank you. I love that it ended up being a collection of pots that I didn't put together to be a collection.
It's fantastic!
I am not sure whether I am a collector, but I hardly throw things out of my house and this cause somewhat crowd at home :)
We are collectors and we need to tidy things up a bit!
Thank you!