I came up with how these items came about, as in where and when... and found some interesting bits of information, so I decided that this may be a good route. So then I focused on the article I needed for type class, and started investigating topics on actual last wills, or statistics on deaths in the elderly, and moved on to assisted elderly suicide...... and it made me depressed. Not only because of the subject matter, but because there was no way I could tie an article about 'old people feeling so terrible about themselves that they want to end their life' and 'the country of origin of objects from their home' together nicely. So I brainstormed, and came up with a breakthrough idea of making the article more about antiques and where they generally come from.
Antiques or thrift generally come from people who have passed away, so I thought that was a great juxtaposition of a micro and macro view of my objects, and also fitting in with my title for my set. It works with my infographic research since I'm looking at where the objects come from on a larger scale (country and time period), and the article looks at where objects come from on a smaller scale (tag sales from old lady deaths). But finding an article that will fit my requirements may be a feat... we'll see!
