Amy, good point about the oxymoron of “conversation pieces!” Indeed, conversation pieces are meant to strike up philosophical comments about the uniqueness of the piece, or the story or character behind it. Can you imagine the conversation about a mass-produced piece? “Well, yes, I bought number 998,921 of this piece that looks vintage, but instead was made in a child-labor factory overseas. I saw the Joneses coming home with it yesterday, but I rigged their SUV so they could not get it out of their vehicle. I think this piece represents the soul-less pursuit of consumerism…boxed wine anyone?” (Not that there is anything wrong with boxed wine…)

But just a passing thought…. mass produced “conversation pieces”… ha, sounds like an oxymoron! Not exactly a very personal convo when the world at large can buy this stuff by the baker’s dozen and bring it into their disposable trend- of-the month homestead environ… the same people who buy art to match their couch… yipes! No, this stuff is completely devoid of soul.