A sculpture sits on a wooden table with a wall outlet behind it. The base is a round black circle, and a golden rod extends up from the base, above which are two layers of acrylic with a gold animal head at the top.

Do you possess a talisman, a lucky charm? Like the amulets of history and myth, these objects can be the beads you wore, the fragrance you sprayed, the ceramic shard you grasped during moments of triumph and survival: the alchemy of everyday happiness. It’s this shared history that imbues these items with their energy, their […]

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