Peonies

peonies

in bloom

!!!

Piet Mondrian flower

Piet Mondrian (1872-1944)

amaryllis

1907

watercolor, black Conté crayon and pencil on card

Christies

Imp & Mod Works on Paper

5.16.18

Caroline Slotte

caroline slotte

conceptual ceramic artist

born in finland, working in norway

works mostly by manipulating found materials

Motherwell and Leiter - 1958

saul leiter

canopy, 1958

photograph

robert motherwell

the blackness of black, 1958

painting

Mizuyo Yamashita

japanese ceramicist working in london

cores

thrown cylinder vessels

stoneware clays, porcelains and stone

images via mizuyo yamashita

Akiko Hirai

Akiko Hirai
Poppy Seed Vase

adheres to the zen design principle, shibui, favoring subtle and simple beauty

shibui objects often include small and surprising details

approx. 6 x 5 inches

collection:  mine

image via maud & mabel

her work is included in the exhibit "Things of Beauty Growing": British Studio Pottery

Yale Center for British Art, exhibit now closed

next at

The Fitzwilliam Museum at the University of Cambridge

March 20 - June 18, 2018

Holland Sofa

jamb

holland sofa

beautiful reproduction of an 1810-1820 regency sofa

photo via will fisher's jamb, london

Yoriko Murayama

japanese

woven textile work

sericin silk, abaca

plain weaving, ikat

image via yorikomurayama.com

Clare Twomey

Specimen

concept installation

handmade unfired china
clay flowers

The Royal Academy of Arts, London

images via clare twomey

Roman Mouse

Roman Bronze Mouse

1 3/4 inches long

circa 1st-2nd century a.d.

Christies, London

Antiquities sale

December 6, 2017