From the Studio The Things We Choose to Keep Every collection begins with curiosity. Every home becomes meaningful one story at a time. August 2026  ✦  The Lace & Grit Journal By the time an object finds its way into our homes, it has usually lived more than one life. A book once rested on another family’s shelf. A weathered key opened a door that may no longer stand. A shell lay unnoticed on a shoreline until someone decided it was worth carrying home. Even the things we create today begin collecting stories the moment they leave our hands. That thought has always fascinated me. When I sit at my…