Why Keys?

I like them and have liked them for as long as I can remember, going back 50 years.  I had a bracelet with a lock and key that I loved and wore it all the time.  I lost it the day my grandfather died when I was ten.  I have sewed keys onto my clothing and hats when I was in high school, and I have added them to many art projects over the years.

I like that keys come with a history of their own. I have been given thousands of keys that people carried with them every day.  I feel a connectedness to people I will never meet.  I think the folks who do The Key Idea™ project feel this too.  When riffling through the keys, I have heard so many people say, "this key feels really good."
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In the past few years, I just decided to embrace my fondness for keys and the powerful metaphor that they can be. I found this resonates with others too.