David Chatt

Found objects covered in sewn glass beads, wood table 
64" X 20" X 20"
2011

Bedside Table is inspired by a moment shared with siblings as we worked to empty my parent’s house. As we sorted personal items, we made three stacks; the save stack, the toss stack and the donate stack. In my father’s room I opened the drawer next to his bed. I removed it and approached the waiting garbage can. I could see no l reason to save its contents. I began to tip the drawer, but then changed my mind. It was suddenly unthinkable to live in a world where this collection of inconsequential personal items did not exist.  In that moment, these items represented all the security and feelings of stability that I associated with my parents. I returned the drawer and its contents to its table and brought them to my home. 

Bedside Table is inspired by that drawer. It is a collection of fatherly things painstakingly covered in tiny white beads. The beads and the needlework, hold the items in time and space. The objects, rendered useless by their covering, can now be appreciated as iconic images and a reminder of the places in our lives that hold meaning and memory.

Found objects covered in sewn glass beads, wood table 
64" X 20" X 20"
2011

Bedside Table is inspired by a moment shared with siblings as we worked to empty my parent’s house. As we sorted personal items, we made three stacks; the save stack, the toss stack and the donate stack. In my father’s room I opened the drawer next to his bed. I removed it and approached the waiting garbage can. I could see no l reason to save its contents. I began to tip the drawer, but then changed my mind. It was suddenly unthinkable to live in a world where this collection of inconsequential personal items did not exist.  In that moment, these items represented all the security and feelings of stability that I associated with my parents. I returned the drawer and its contents to its table and brought them to my home. 

Bedside Table is inspired by that drawer. It is a collection of fatherly things painstakingly covered in tiny white beads. The beads and the needlework, hold the items in time and space. The objects, rendered useless by their covering, can now be appreciated as iconic images and a reminder of the places in our lives that hold meaning and memory.

Found objects covered in sewn glass beads, wood table 
64" X 20" X 20"
2011

Bedside Table is inspired by a moment shared with siblings as we worked to empty my parent’s house. As we sorted personal items, we made three stacks; the save stack, the toss stack and the donate stack. In my father’s room I opened the drawer next to his bed. I removed it and approached the waiting garbage can. I could see no l reason to save its contents. I began to tip the drawer, but then changed my mind. It was suddenly unthinkable to live in a world where this collection of inconsequential personal items did not exist.  In that moment, these items represented all the security and feelings of stability that I associated with my parents. I returned the drawer and its contents to its table and brought them to my home. 

Bedside Table is inspired by that drawer. It is a collection of fatherly things painstakingly covered in tiny white beads. The beads and the needlework, hold the items in time and space. The objects, rendered useless by their covering, can now be appreciated as iconic images and a reminder of the places in our lives that hold meaning and memory.

Found objects covered in sewn glass beads, wood table 
64" X 20" X 20"
2011

Bedside Table is inspired by a moment shared with siblings as we worked to empty my parent’s house. As we sorted personal items, we made three stacks; the save stack, the toss stack and the donate stack. In my father’s room I opened the drawer next to his bed. I removed it and approached the waiting garbage can. I could see no l reason to save its contents. I began to tip the drawer, but then changed my mind. It was suddenly unthinkable to live in a world where this collection of inconsequential personal items did not exist.  In that moment, these items represented all the security and feelings of stability that I associated with my parents. I returned the drawer and its contents to its table and brought them to my home. 

Bedside Table is inspired by that drawer. It is a collection of fatherly things painstakingly covered in tiny white beads. The beads and the needlework, hold the items in time and space. The objects, rendered useless by their covering, can now be appreciated as iconic images and a reminder of the places in our lives that hold meaning and memory.

Found objects covered in sewn glass beads, wood table 
64" X 20" X 20"
2011

Bedside Table is inspired by a moment shared with siblings as we worked to empty my parent’s house. As we sorted personal items, we made three stacks; the save stack, the toss stack and the donate stack. In my father’s room I opened the drawer next to his bed. I removed it and approached the waiting garbage can. I could see no l reason to save its contents. I began to tip the drawer, but then changed my mind. It was suddenly unthinkable to live in a world where this collection of inconsequential personal items did not exist.  In that moment, these items represented all the security and feelings of stability that I associated with my parents. I returned the drawer and its contents to its table and brought them to my home. 

Bedside Table is inspired by that drawer. It is a collection of fatherly things painstakingly covered in tiny white beads. The beads and the needlework, hold the items in time and space. The objects, rendered useless by their covering, can now be appreciated as iconic images and a reminder of the places in our lives that hold meaning and memory.