Furnishing ‘Not a Forever’ Home
I Visited an Exhibit on Japanese American Detention Camps of World War II I refinished this dresser, represented in a sketch, decades ago. The experience helped me relate to the current exhibit. By Anna Krejci The wooden dresser I have had since childhood is well built. About 20 years ago I refinished it. By hand I rubbed sandpaper over its exterior to remove peeling paint. In restoring it, I left the dresser a little diminished, which I realized because sawdust coated my hands and clothes. At the end of the project, I applied a new stain to the wood. The dresser was the first piece that I refinished; I worked on it during a time of transition while I was looking for work early in my career. As it turned out, I moved to take a job, and I took the dresser with me. History Told Through Art I inherited the dresser from my parents. I am fortunate to look at it with nostalgia. Some people do not have the chance to inherit furniture from childhood. I was reminded of th...
