{"id":230,"date":"2026-03-26T15:10:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/?post_type=project&#038;p=230"},"modified":"2026-04-08T17:43:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:43:39","slug":"more-than-a-chair","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/index.php\/project\/more-than-a-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"More than a Chair"},"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\/03\/Shake-Her.jpeg\" title=\"Shake Her\" width=\"909\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shake-Her.jpeg 909w, https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shake-Her-480x676.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 909px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-243\" 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 Chair<\/h1>\n<p>Chairs, like most everyday objects, carry many associations. They are personal, unique, and have human attributes \u2013 arms, legs, seats, backs. They are substitutes for the figure that speak of human presence or absence. I choose chairs perhaps because they have a certain character, seem somehow vulnerable and have come in close contact with us in the most intimate of places. Despite individual differences, chairs are ubiquitous. So, it seems only fair to allow them to be impractical and extraordinary for a change. Sometimes the imaginings of a child are all that is needed. In my assemblage works, a chair can be made from folding rulers or croquet mallets, its seat can be a wasp nest, or it\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">can have<\/span> wings to fly. There are a multitude of possibilities to see and experience in each moment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_3_5 et_flex_column_3_5_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"destaca_masonry_gallery_0 destaca_masonry_gallery et_pb_module\">\n      <div class=\"dmg-gallery-wrapper\">\n        \n        <div class=\"dmg-gallery dmg-modal-gallery dmg-modal-gallery-with-title dmg-modal-title__on\">\n          <div class=\"dmg-gallery-sizer\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"dmg-gutter-sizer\"><\/div>\n          \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"958\" data-height=\"1280\" href=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Measure-Chairs.jpeg\"  data-categories=\"\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \"  data-title=\"Measure Chairs\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Measure-Chairs.jpeg\" width=\"958\" height=\"1280\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"909\" data-height=\"1280\" href=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shake-Her.jpeg\"  data-categories=\"\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \"  data-title=\"Shake Her\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shake-Her.jpeg\" width=\"909\" height=\"1280\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"857\" data-height=\"1280\" href=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Long-Legged-House.jpeg\"  data-categories=\"\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \"  data-title=\"Long-Legged House\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Long-Legged-House.jpeg\" width=\"857\" height=\"1280\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"857\" data-height=\"1280\" href=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lincoln-Chair.jpeg\"  data-categories=\"\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \"  data-title=\"Flying Lincoln\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lincoln-Chair.jpeg\" width=\"857\" height=\"1280\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"920\" data-height=\"1280\" href=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Have-a-Banana.jpeg\"  data-categories=\"\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \"  data-title=\"Have a Banana\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Have-a-Banana.jpeg\" width=\"920\" height=\"1280\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"823\" data-height=\"1280\" href=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hammerhead.jpeg\"  data-categories=\"\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \"  data-title=\"Hammerhead\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hammerhead.jpeg\" width=\"823\" height=\"1280\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"980\" data-height=\"1251\" href=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fanny-Seat.jpeg\"  data-categories=\"\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \"  data-title=\"Fanny Seat\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fanny-Seat-980x1251.jpeg\" width=\"980\" height=\"1251\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"847\" data-height=\"1280\" href=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Crutchback-Chair.jpeg\"  data-categories=\"\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \"  data-title=\"Crutchback Chair\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Crutchback-Chair.jpeg\" width=\"847\" height=\"1280\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"857\" data-height=\"1280\" href=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Croquet-Chair.jpeg\"  data-categories=\"\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \"  data-title=\"Croquet Chair\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Croquet-Chair.jpeg\" width=\"857\" height=\"1280\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"1280\" href=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Croquet-Chair-1.jpeg\"  data-categories=\"\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \"  data-title=\"Croquet Chair\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Croquet-Chair-1.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1280\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"808\" data-height=\"1280\" href=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cannon-Ball.jpeg\"  data-categories=\"\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \"  data-title=\"Cannon Ball\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cannon-Ball.jpeg\" width=\"808\" height=\"1280\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"959\" data-height=\"1280\" href=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alight.jpeg\"  data-categories=\"\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \"  data-title=\"Alight\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alight.jpeg\" width=\"959\" height=\"1280\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"958\" data-height=\"1280\" href=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Musical-Chair.jpeg\"  data-categories=\"\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \"  data-title=\"Musical Chair\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Musical-Chair.jpeg\" width=\"958\" height=\"1280\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"980\" data-height=\"922\" href=\"https:\/\/janetorselli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Little-Bear_s-Chair.jpeg\"  data-categories=\"\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \"  data-title=\"Measure Chairs\" 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