Sedimented Allegiances

Iron blooms on the teacup’s handle mark its continued interaction with the water source—a history added rather than replacing what came before. This process illustrates how causality isn’t a one-way line but an accumulation of resonances, enacted *through* objects as much as within them. Each use layers new patterns onto existing ones, subtly altering the teacup's allegiance to past and present currents; agency itself seems delegated in these repeated points of contact. Thus, recognizing its full story requires perceiving the water’s influence on the porcelain form.