Rooster, peacock, phoenix – new dawn rising
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...
View ArticlePottery destination Southern France – Le Don du Fel
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...
View ArticleDanielle Adjoubel lustreware revival
Danielle Adjoubel (http://www.iznik-ceramics.com) ‘Six Tulips’ – Danielle Adjoubel ‘Persian Paradise Garden’ – Danielle Adjoubel Danielle Adjoubel has mastered the intricate skills...
View ArticleAfrican tribal pottery styles
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...
View ArticleGarden fountain sojourn
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...
View ArticleArt Deco in the movies
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...
View ArticlePottery Arts Feed – innovative simplicity
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...
View ArticleThe Art of ‘ism’s
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...
View ArticleSculptural teapot tempests
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....
View ArticleArchival photos from Life Magazine
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...
View ArticleRomantic love in art, sculpture and clay
‘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...
View ArticleBunnies of fortune
‘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...
View ArticleMasks – the art of concealment
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...
View ArticleFigurative dance sculptures and art
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...
View ArticleRometti ceramica maison
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...
View ArticleTeapots! 11 invitational
‘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...
View ArticleInternational Contemporary Furniture Fair
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...
View ArticleJapanese tea cups, yunomi and guinomi
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...
View ArticleIndigenous Australian arts compilation
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...
View ArticleMid-century modern interior decor design
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...
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