48” x 24” x 18”

My great aunt Myrtle lived to be 99 years old. She became a friend in the last years of her life—I grew to enjoy and value her company in the shared Scrabble games, the monthly trips to Costco for her monthly shopping list, and the festive Thanksgivings. Upon her passing, I gained a small pad of square papers. They weren’t sticky notes but you could tear one off to write yourself notes or lists or, in the case of my three year old daughter, funny little drawings. This pad of paper sat on my desk and often my daughter, Grace, would grab a sheet and draw how the world was represented to her. Lassoed friends emerged, sitting beetle children materialized, and sun-soaked conversation bubbles appeared. I held on to these loose sheets of paper. To me this progression represents a whole lifespan. Whole new dimensions are discovered from the imagination of children. However, these imaginations and discoveries are often secured through the wisdom and infrastructure of aged wisdom. We need both to be a healthy and dynamic society.

Introducing… “Myrtle & Me” Side Table! This table allows the viewer to peer at yourself—whatever stage of life you find yourself in—while enjoying a world of childlike play and imagination through hand embroidered drawings on custom fabric which is then upholstered on the side of the table.