Diana Smith's "Melamine Heaven Triptych"

Every year for our anniversary, Pete and I purchase a piece of art.

I loved the photography of Diana Smith, Vancouver artist, the second I laid eyes on it at Arts off Main at Main and 28th Avenue in Vancouver.

I learned recently where Diana Smith lives, and it's a towering old house that we walked past hundreds of times in our old neighbourhood. I like to think of her rummaging through her cupboards for the perfect melamine cup for her afternoon tea.

I noticed recently that my thrifted hodgepodge of dishes that I've begun to collect for the kids bears a striking resemblance to those cupboard contents. I wonder what would be sitting in the driveway if we had purchased her Old Car Triptych instead?