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Filmmaker and Genius Clifton Childree Talks About a Junk Obsessionnew

Since learning he won the Hilger Artist Project Award last December, Clifton Childree has been hoarding discarded wood, ornate headboards, piles of fabric, and sundry cast-off junk from the curbs that line the homes on the outskirts of Miami's Design District.
Miami New Times  |  Carlos Suarez De Jesus  |  08-25-2008  |  Art

Master of Markets: Expert Scavenger Ron Slattery Shares (Some of) His Secretsnew

Slattery makes his living by scouring Chicago-area flea markets and reselling his purchases, directly or online, to prop companies, auction houses, and collectors.
Chicago Reader  |  Anne Ford  |  08-04-2008  |  Shopping

Giving It Away: One Woman's Dispossession Obsessionnew

On June 26, I began giving all of our excess stuff away, hoping to give away an item a day for 365 days.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Michelle Gienow  |  09-04-2007  |  Shopping

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