77th St. Greenmarket

The 77th St. Greenmarket is a flea/sometimes plant/sometimes farmers market in the yard of a school on the Upper West Side. I went a couple Sundays ago in search of inspiring items. While there, I found quite a few objects of interest. There were bright pillow covers (on sale for $5 apiece no less). The turquoise or the pink would look great in a piece with gold metal to accent the vividness.
A table full of excavated glass bottles was manned by a guy named Scott Jordan- who excavates the glass himself and has the pictures in mounds of New York City earth to prove it.
In the southeast corner of the schoolyard was a large collection of mirrors and structural accent pieces made of reproduction tin. The antiqued look is something I hope to recreate in future jewelry projects.
A vendor selling either antique chinoiserie or very good repros had a bucket of what a friend of mine terms 'loin groomers' (real name: Chinese calligraphy brushes).
The trip was fruitful - I will definitely be back to scope out more treasures.