William Morris wrote, “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” These items belong in the latter category, the ones that Marie Kondo allows us to keep in our homes because they “spark joy” (ときめく tokimeku in Japanese). These are our heirlooms, ornaments and treasures; they are reminders and they all have a story to tell. Many of us are spending a great deal of time in our own homes during this unusual time, so let’s look around us and take inspiration from the beauty and joy that we find. Perhaps it is an heirloom: an item full of memories that helps us to escape the present into a nostalgic past or remember loved ones at a time when those we love are out of reach. Or maybe it’s an ornament: the accessories, embellishments and decorations that, though they have no practical purpose, bring charm to our daily lives. It could be simply the things we treasure: the pieces in our material stash that we haven’t brought ourselves to use because they are too precious, or the things we collect purely because they delight us. These words will have meanings unique to each of us and will inspire our artwork in uniquely personal ways. With this challenge we are asking you to return to these objects and let them spark something new, or to look ahead and create the heirlooms, ornaments and treasures of the future.
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Sailors' Valentines Were Painstakingly Crafted, But Not by Sailors
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“These beautiful embroidered postcards were sent by my great-grandfather to his family from France during WW1.” - Debbie @szalix
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“These beautiful, unique, Kensitas woven silk flowers, issued by Wix, were given away free inside each packet of Kensitas Cigarettes in the 1930's.”
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Treasures from Tinsel Trading
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Hidden WWII letters connect family to lost loved one
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Taking My Time: Beginner Goldwork Snail with Steampunk Twist
Natalie Dupuis
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Lucy: “This I inherited from a Great Aunt (not blood related)... Aunty Cardy, Cynthia's mother, won it in a small village fete in 1925. The backing is a fine silk that has been painted in watercolour with silk floss stitching on top, in straight stitches french knots and lazy daisies.”
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Cache of Crypto-Jewish recipes dating to Inquisition found in Miami kitchen
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Alta Sartoria Fashion Show at the "Palazzo dei Gesuiti" in Sciacca, Italy.
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Tribuna of the Uffizi
Johann Zoffany1772 - 1777
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Alice Fox - Stitched Limpets
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Precise Angular Stitches Encase Found Twigs in Natalie Ciccoricco’s New Embroideries - Colossal.com
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