Curious about CURIOPOLIS?
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I have always been captivated by the beauty of old things. As a kid, my favorite place in all the world was the hand-hewn log cabin where my father grew up deep in the piney woods of East Texas. Built by family in the 1840s, the place was pure magic to me and always will be. I still think of it nearly every day.
An enchanting hideaway nestled among the cottonwoods, its welcoming front porch hosted many familiars. Armadillos and wild boars stopped by from time to time, as did women who spoke in lovely lilting voices and men with names like W.E., J.D., Eldry and Columbus. All had weathered lifetimes of adversity and it showed in their faces, but still they loved carrying on, telling stories and sharing a good laugh with each other.
When I got older, I filled my home with rustic primitives, ancient books and rarified furnishings, exquisite porcelain, found objects and enchanting oddities collected from farm auctions and thrift stores and anywhere else I could find them. Whether rumpled and scarred from years of use or perfectly preserved, the world-a-breathing in vintage and antique treasures is the closest thing to time travel I know. For me, imagining or investigating an object’s past as well as enjoying its presence in the now is an exhilarating experience. I doubt I’ll ever get enough of it!
For some of us, there is always a deeper beauty and meaning that comes with discovering or imagining an object’s backstory, as well as learning about the lost arts and the history that transforms a gift from the past. Our curiosity inspires us to explore how time has shaped the spirit of a piece as we try to grasp its appeal and value to the generations who created it and lived with it and to those of us who admire it today.
CURIOPOLIS is a destination for the curious, a place where inquisitive minds explore the forgotten objects, stories and sensibilities that animate the past. If you've arrived here, perhaps you'll be inspired to take a moment to discover what the artist Georgia O'Keeffe called “the faraway nearby.”