{"id":134,"date":"2026-03-17T22:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T22:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/?post_type=project&#038;p=134"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:21:00","slug":"more-than-a-racket","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/index.php\/project\/more-than-a-racket\/","title":{"rendered":"More than a Racket"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_2_5 et_flex_column_2_5_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tom-Peeper.jpeg\" title=\"Tom Peeper\" width=\"835\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tom-Peeper.jpeg 835w, https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tom-Peeper-480x736.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 835px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-493\" alt=\"roller skates, shoes, assemblage\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>More than a Racket<\/h1>\n<p>I enjoy the process of discovery and finding ways to transform a \u201cknown\u201d object, such as an old tennis racket, into something unknown. I put pieces and parts together creating a new whole. Sometimes my intent in humor, providing some lightness despite the overwhelming seriousness in life. Sometimes my intent is to provoke thought or emotion. 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