Strutting Rooster – AilsaR flickr The Year of the Rooster in 2017 has the potential to be an eventual one, with no middle of the road when it comes to moving forward. Being forthright, proactive and lucid will deliver results. Strutting your stuff in your finest threads won’t go astray either. It’s not really a […]
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Le Don Du Fel gallery/studio Le Don du Fel Gallery Le Don du Fel – French contemporary ceramics The pottery centre Le Don du Fel is perched on a crest overlooking the Lot valley and commands sweeping views of the picturesque countryside of Aveyron. Architecturally, it’s an abstract array of […]
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Danielle Adjoubel (http://www.iznik-ceramics.com) ‘Six Tulips’ – Danielle Adjoubel ‘Persian Paradise Garden’ – Danielle Adjoubel Danielle Adjoubel has mastered the intricate skills required for the decoration of stoneware, earthenware and lava in figurative, modern and traditional styles (such as Delft, Moustiers and Vieux Rouen) and more particularly in the oriental […]
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Selection of African tribal pottery from differnet tribes, Burkina Faso Pottery diversity of Africa The vast African continent contains an extreme diversity of cultures, countries and terrains. This has had a critical influence on the styles and techniques that are employed to create their pottery wares. One of the constants in […]
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Saignon fountain in Provence, France Fountains of fluid beauty Gravity and water are a marriage made in heaven, a source of eternal captivation in waterfalls and fountains, providing both a visual and sound ambiance of delight. The calm inducing qualities and natural serenity created by a water feature made fountains an essential […]
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The convergence of the many influences within Art Deco were on display. Futuristic, streamlined forms, angular geometric Cubist shapes and bold Fauvist colours combined with exotic designs that included Persian, Japanese, Egyptian, Mayan and African.
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Navajo Native American Indian pottery wares A busy morning on the wheel – Cretan Terracotta Pottery Pottery simplicity manifested The basic pottery form, created on a spinning wheel, is a statement of simplicity. The imminent curved lines, that take shape by the manipulation of a clay mass in motion, reacting […]
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Alfred Barr cubism and abstract art timeline chart (click to expand) Early 20th century art movements The timeline illustration above highlights a concentration of art movements and genres occurring over a few decades around the turn of the 20th century. This chart was created by Alfred Barr, the first director from the […]
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Suze Lindsay Tempest in a teapot Storm in a teacup, tempest in a teapot, exaggerated sculptural teapot forms brewing up intriguing shapes that seem to transcend any wholistic coherence. Most of us were exposed to the quirkiness of teapots at a young age when we were treated to renditions of “I’m […]
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Bacchanalia celebration ceramic goblet Journey of LIFE Naturally my insatiable art curiosity was piqued when I noticed that the LIFE Magazine archives, pre. 1972, had been made available for viewing. LIFE was a pioneer in publishing photographs of the documentary style and their collection is extensive. Life’s entire library consists of roughly 10 […]
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‘Adam and Eve’ – Louis Jules Trager Art Nouveau 1925 The Psyching of Cupid The original story of Cupid and Psyche appeared in the 2nd century AD in a story called ‘Metamorphoses’ which was written by Platonicus. This was a tale of the struggle to overcome obstacles in love featuring Psyche […]
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‘Glastonbury Hare’ by Christopher Fry Rabbit and hare blessings through the ages The myth of the Moon Gazing Hare has a connection to ancient Pagan beliefs and beyond. They believed that seeing a moon gazing hare was an affirmation of femininity and would bring growth, re-birth, and abundance, new-beginnings and good […]
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African painted clay mask, Luluwa – Royal Museum for Central Africa Photo – Haguard Du Nord Menagerie of mask mystique During the first decades of the 20th century, a shift occurred from purely perceptual art to a more conceptual style fueled by a growing interest in the tribal cultures of Africa, Oceania and North […]
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Royal Dux Art Deco Porcelain dancers ‘Caesura #4’ Won Lee Dance rhythms of life The body is blessed with agility, dexterity and above all rhythm. Only humans have the ability to be engaged (entrained) in rhythmically coordinated movement to an advanced degree. The […]
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Tesoro pedestal vase – Rometti The Ceramiche Rometti maison (house) has been active in Umbertide, Italy since 1927. Rometti was one of the first in Italy, in the early thirties, to move away from the traditional figurative neo-Renaissance and late Italian Liberty style to pursue the innovative ideas of avant-garde art and international design. […]
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‘Southern Teahouse’ – Kitagawa Utamaro Annual teapots exhibition Including the exotic and the refined with glimpses of the simply zany, a collection of teapot interpretations by over 60 artists is now showing at the 11th annual Teapot Invitational at the Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery in Pittsburgh. This annual show is running till June 10th. Some of the […]
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Caracole furniture Fractal Rose LED wallpaper from Meystyle ICFF global design showcase All aficionados of interior design will be attracted to the ICFF global design showcase. Over four days more than 33.000 interior designers, architects, and professionals of interior fitting will meet the 750 exhibitors displaying the […]
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Aki Takahashi Japanese tea and sake cup terminology Trying to navigate the complex naming of the Japanese ceramic tea wares is a challenge but I will add a few terms here to help identify some of the pieces below. A chawan is simply a teacup without a handle primarily used in […]
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Jean Baptiste Apuatimi, Tiwi Islands The exposure of Aboriginal art to the West had its inception at the aboriginal community of Papunya in the Western Desert of Central Australia. Just like the vivid wildflowers that fill the local ochre terrain in the middle of winter, their art was a rare juxtaposition adapted […]
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Bitossi ceramic bull sculpture Phenomenon of Mid Century design The development of Mid Century design was the result of a convergence of numerous artistic influences that began at the turn of the 2oth century. The shifting visual narrative included Brancusi’s brilliant streamlined sculptures, Alexander Archipenko’s constructivist forms and abstract sculptures […]
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