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“TRADITION IS NOT THE WORSHIP                                            People craved authenticity. So homemade--mistakes and all-- became better than
                                                                                                                              mass produced. People looked to family Tradition. People started baking bread,
                                    OF ASHES, BUT THE PRESERVATION OF FIRE.”                                                  and creating home  vegetable plots ala  Victory Gardens.  ShrubBucket, an online

                                                                                                                              plant seller, saw sales jump 13-fold over last year, and demand for vegetable plants
                                                                               — GUSTAV MAHLER                                jumped by almost 1,200%  on a year-over-year basis. #covidgardening began trending

                                                                                                                              on Instagram. “In this world, where it feels like anything that can be commodified is

             And in a return to the past, people began  writing letters  via snail                                            commodified, to be able to grow your own food and save your seed and then grow
             mail. Retailers reported an unexpected increase in demand for                                                    more of your own food—it feels like a revolutionary act,” Eaterathome.com reports.
             fountain pens in 2020 leading them to theorize that the need for

             digital detox has led people to pick up pens.  Stationery brand Papier                                           In this backward gaze, people found strength and fortitude. After having affirmed
             reported  a  300%  increase  of  online  sales  as  consumers  turn  to  luxury                                  that we were capable and Independent, people reached out to help others.
             writing paper and opulent cards.


             Calligraphy, an art that has been around for 3,000 years saw a return to
             popularity in demographics of all ages who were seeking a ritual of calm
             and a return to the tried-and-true. People also sought grace,  whether

             that was the grace of reviving an old family tradition, or just the act of
             giving grace to yourself or to others during these difficult days.









































                                                                                                                                                     TRADITION                                              INDEPENDENT


                                                                                                                                                     BRONZE WITH STRONG                                     SOLID KHAKI WITH
                                                                                                                                                     GOLD HIGHLIGHT USING                                   SUBTLE COLOR SHIFT
                                                                                                                                                     GOLD/SILVER 080WRS                                     USING RED/GOLD
                                                                                                                                                                                                            000WRS


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