Repurposing a tattered card table

A repurposing, not a restoration…

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Before

Nick: It was a card table. As kids, my brother and I used to do our homework on it.

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Henry: Together?

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Nick: Sitting across from each other. Maybe that’s why neither of us did our homework very diligently. Always fighting. We both got good at cards though.

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Henry: So you restored it.

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After

Nick: Not really. Adapted it. Originally it had a green felt top. But that would be no good as an outdoor table for drinks and snacks.

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Henry: Ah. Hence the green ply replacement.

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Nick: Not an elegant adaptation but a green felt card table wouldn’t last long as an outdoor picnic table.

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Voice-over

Folding tables have a long history dating back to the Egyptians. Restoring a card table to standards of vehicle concours d'élégance would be expensive, why not just buy a new one? But repurposing makes sense.

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Idealism and Spiritualism, Realism and Secularism

I've hurt my hand!

Christ’s life in a nutshell

Jesus Christ was born in a cattle trough 2000 years ago. Three men, believing a Messiah was born, followed a star to pay homage. Christ worked as a carpenter until he was 30. He then traveled as an itinerant preacher, inspiring through parables, doing almost miraculous deeds. Religious leaders grew jealous of his popularity. A disciple, Judas, betrayed his whereabouts, he was arrested, tried, and crucified. And died, but came to life after three days and ascended into Heaven.

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Voice-over

Themes of Renaissance paintings depict Christ’s birth (Nativity, Adoration) and the last four years of his life (Miracles, Betrayal, Trial, Crucifixion, Ascent). These pictures imprint images of Christ’s birth and last years on popular culture.

Little is known of the years from Christ’s birth to the age of 30: the time he was a carpenter (or artisan). Naturally enough, pictures of his life in this period are also rare. An exception is John Everett Millais' Christ in the House of His Parents in the Pre-Raphaelite style, noted for its realism.

Not surprisingly, the periods for which Christ is famous are portrayed in epic or idealistic manner. His ordinary life is depicted in a realistic style.

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