I surprise myself with my continuing interest in objects and imagery related to the catholic church. I should take this moment to remind you that I am agnostic and pretty anti catholic from my experiences of being raised as one, but have developed a fascination with things related to Catholicism. I see the aesthetic value in these objects/images and feel a familiarity with them, but at the same time I'm maybe poking fun, making a statement and also venting some frustration at the way the religion operates. It really matters that people reading know that Catholicism was a part of my upbringing and so a part of my life, until I got wise and realised it was all nonsense. But my point is... I have earned the right to play with this subject and am not using it as a short cut to be a controversial designer/artist, like so many do.
All that aside, I love these boxes... I hate what they're doing, taking every opportunity to make money from people seeking comfort, but I love them as objects and the whole thing just humours me also. Its weird, I have an affection for these things also because of what they are, its very strange...
