Cloistered and with no outside visitors allowed into their cells, since at least the early seventeen century, nuns from sisterhoods across France created “spiritual boxes,” curated dioramas that changed over time, accumulating keepsakes and marking special occasions with recycled materials. Treasured and intimate, this poorly documented craft and practise was hardly a guarded secret as older members sometimes shared theirs with novices as teaching aides (see also) and showed their miniatures to benefactors of the convent as a personal expression and glimpse into life in a nunnery, linking the inside with the outside. More from Messy Nessy Chic at the link above.
synchronoptica
one year ago: patent models (with synchronoptica)
seven years ago: senate panel rules out Russian collusion in US presidential campaign, life’s milestones plus David Bowie as the Periodic Table
eight years ago: a celebration of Brutalist landmarks plus the Pope on Compassionate Disruption
nine years ago: the cinematic inspiration of The Shining plus a dignified soup kitchen
ten years ago: unmarked white vans, innovations in 3D printing plus assorted links worth revisiting