{"product_id":"the-strange-secret-of-your-possessions-1","title":"The Strange Secret Of Your Possessions","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is a truth, occasionally acknowledged, that a person in possession of five new things will never use four of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut, friend, it’s not exactly as you think.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s like this you see: when the clouds drift with just the right drift and the moonlight shines with just the right shine, possessions become \u003cem\u003ealive\u003c\/em\u003e. Not alive as you and I are alive but alive like coral or a Venus flytrap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePossessions, you see — most of them — become \u003cem\u003ebashful\u003c\/em\u003e and emit a repellent which convinces you you’re convinced you want to use something else. \u003cem\u003eThis\u003c\/em\u003e is how they remain out of view. Now you know this, you can do one of two things: build a secret lab in a dormant island volcano to find a cure (it’s been tried).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr, gather money as if to buy your next five things. Instead (⅘ths of which would normally go to waste) put ⅗ths into one envelope and ⅖ths into another. Seal the envelope and write \u003cem\u003e‘Treasure I forgot I had’\u003c\/em\u003e then put it in the least obvious hiding place. In the second, seal and write \u003cem\u003e‘A gift. Please buy something you’ve long wanted and something for a stranger,’\u003c\/em\u003e then give it to a loved one or stranger. With the final ⅕th, buy something you’ll truly treasure (and, with only one choice, you’re bound to use it in spite of your possessions’ bashfulness).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLast of all, set an alarm for one year’s time when the memory of these events has faded, with a reminder of your hiding place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eREPEAT as often as you would purchase 5 possessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs surely as the sun rises, a princely fortune will amass (and it will be yours). Strangers will long tell of the envelope gifted from a stranger. Soon whole towns will change and tomorrow’s history books will remark of the golden age of \u003cem\u003ekindness\u003c\/em\u003e that descended about now…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Oh, did I mention: this wisdom was told to a stableboy a century and a half ago and (without giving too much away) what followed soon after were horseless carts, marshmallows and (\u003cem\u003eeventually\u003c\/em\u003e) flying cars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOscar’s Craft\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOscar’s artwork and creations notice the unnoticed — the wonder that we can often overlook. By day, he works in an office, has a wonderful wife and three lovely children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut before dawn, he creates — kind of like Batman to Bruce Wayne, but with an imagination like Roald Dahl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach piece is lovingly crafted to add colour and imagination to your world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e“I notice the unnoticed — a tale from nothing. Hand drawn the authentic way, pencils and ink. My hope is that it adds colour and imagination to your world.” — Oscar\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMaterials\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHahnemühle 310gsm archival paper, acid-free cotton rag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiclée pigment ink, fade-resistant 100+ years indoors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen Edition — printed to order, not numbered or hand-signed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery line hand-drawn first, pencil then ink, before it’s ever a file\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose your framing style at checkout — Full Print, Gallery Border, or Wide Border — same price at every size.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFree AU shipping over $110 · free international shipping over $220 · ships in 2–4 days.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oscar Finch","offers":[{"title":"A5","offer_id":46011540734143,"sku":"OF-THESTRANGESECRETOFYOURPOSSESSIONS-A5","price":38.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4","offer_id":46011540766911,"sku":"OF-THESTRANGESECRETOFYOURPOSSESSIONS-A4","price":52.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3","offer_id":46011540799679,"sku":"OF-THESTRANGESECRETOFYOURPOSSESSIONS-A3","price":72.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":46011540832447,"sku":"OF-THESTRANGESECRETOFYOURPOSSESSIONS-A2","price":105.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1","offer_id":46011540865215,"sku":"OF-THESTRANGESECRETOFYOURPOSSESSIONS-A1","price":155.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0834\/5717\/files\/strange-secret-of-your-possessions-frame-front_840ee318-98e8-48cf-86f9-3bebd5a9149c.jpg?v=1786731496","url":"https:\/\/www.oscarfinch.com\/products\/the-strange-secret-of-your-possessions-1","provider":"OscarFinch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}