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Artistic clay coalescence

February 13, 2022

Conceive. Construct. Emerge. Embrace. — clay coalesced with an Ochre Theme

All the 5 elements are vividly coalesced when the art of pottery is indulged. It is hard to find a more visual depiction of the manipulation of natures primary forces than when the creation of ceramics is involved. Earth, fire, water, metal and wood are all summoned to contribute and our evolution at its most basic is invited to participate. Because Earth is key to balancing all the other elements {a central belief in traditional Chinese Tao philosophy}, the final product beautifully encapsulates this elemental dance.

Launching my first post with a new host calls for the dynamism of some vintage abstractions, the luck of the dragon and phoenix, the adaptability and balance of the octopus, inspiration from some ancient creativity and the blessing of Ganesh for embarking on a new venture. Here I am exploring expressive ceramic arts displaying bold, colorful and uplifting designs of unbridled ebullience.

An unplanned ochre theme emerged during the construction of this post which was unsurprising as I have been vibing on this color for months. Ochre being the color polarity of the currently enlivened azure which is full of subtle Neptune vibrancy at the moment and both being instrumental in the awakening of intuitive powers now emerging and needed Both colors are anchored to the centre Earth Element and are instrumental in harmonizing all the Elements, essential for physical and ethereal balance. Staying grounded with earthly palettes of orange and green certainly won’t go astray during this time of upheaval.

Vintage Italian vessel with abstract incisions

Carlo Zauli – 1953

Ganesh

Ganesha

Ming Dragon vase

panathenaic-amphora-prize-trophyBritish-Museum

Attika black-figured Panathenaic amphora

500BC-480BC

Jingdezhen Porcelain Painting-Dragon Phoenix plate

Jingdezhen porcelain Dragon/Phoenix charger

Europa riding bull-by Marcello Fantoni-Italy

Europa riding bull by Marcello Fantoni

Italy

Qing Dynasty Dragon Column

Anne Claire Martin Ceramique

Anne Claire Martin ceramique art

Goebel Artis Orbis Cambra Skade Porcelain Modern Vase

Janos-Torok-Rare-shape-overglaze-paint

Janas Torok Mid-Century stylised vase for Zolnay

john_chamberlain_john_chamberlain fenollosas column-right-the arch of lumps

‘Fenollosas Column’ and ‘The arch of lumps’ — originally I believed they were ceramic sculptures but they are actually produced from crushed cars.

John Chamberlain

John-Chamberlain-Le-First

John Chamberlain ‘Le First’

‘Gentle Existential’ (2016)– Michelle Blade —

Shifting between subjectivities, Blade examined the concept of the empath, a person who soaks up the emotional environment around them and internalizes it. Combining these two perspectives, the work within Gentle Existential becomes a personal and geographic mythology, a figurative painter’s feminine and empathic look at the parts versus the whole of experience—and subtle workings of the self within the world.

Juxtapoz

Giovanni de Simone Italian vintage vessels

Hermansburg lidded pot decorated with outback landscape

Wayne Quilliam photo

Italian Mimo Parrucca Octopus Vase

Antique Octopus vessel

Revered by the ancients for its metamorphic adaptability and transformative skills, the wonderous octopus with its eight tentacles was a mobile Ba Qua, blessing the oceans as a symbol of balance.

Jim Robison abstract dish

Large-Sculptural-Vase-2-by-Dena-Zemsky

Large Sculptural Vase 2 by Dena Zemsky

Mandalas inspired contemporary rock art by Megot

Reunion

Ceramic charger with street dancer motif — Pietro Melandri

vintage vase -by-Schramberger-Majolikafabrik

Vintage 60’s vase by Schramberger majolica factory

Carstens-Mid-Century-vase

Large Carstens brutalist relief textured vase

Monochrome Carolyn Genders photo- Steye Speller

Monochrome — Carolyn Genders

photo Steye Speller

Lawrence Namoki Hopi Ancient Ones Awatovi Pottery

Lawrence Namoki — Hopi ‘Ancient Ones’ Awatovi Pottery

Lynda Benglis Stacked Forced Bunch 1993 glazed ceramic 28.5ins

Lynda Benglis ‘Stacked Forced Bunch’

1993 glazed ceramic Height 28.5ins

Massier-Bouteille ceramique

Cedric Massier – Boutelle

Matryoshka dolls otherwise known as Russian nesting dolls are one of Russias most iconic toys and vintage symbols

Matryoshka dolls otherwise known as Russian nesting dolls are one of Russia’s most iconic toys and vintage symbols

Namibian girl selling clay figures and native jewellery

poodle figurine of St Clement 1930

Red poodle figurine of St Clement

1930

Linda Damgoor Kandinsky _Stoneware vessel stains white glaze

Linda Damgoor – ‘Kandinsky’

Stoneware vase with stains, white glaze

Mia Tyson underwater sea nudes vessel

Mia-Tyson underwater oceanscape

Mia Tyson — underwater ocean-scape b/w vase

(luvin’ the foreground hand perspective)

Toshiko TakaezuClosed form with reddish brown salt glaze. Very small aperture at the top

Toshiko Takaezu — Closed form with reddish brown salt glaze. Small aperture at the top.

Mette Maya-abstract poltmorpe vases

Mette Maya – abstract polymorpe vases

Mikhail Vrubel-The Pearl

Mikhail Vrubel – ‘The Pearl’

Milan VI Art Triennial. Painted Pottery Jar made by the House of Art Albissola Head design De Salvo

Painted Pottery Jar made by the House of Art Albissola

Milan VI Art Triennial, Italy

Neighbours -- Marty Ray

‘Neighbours’ — Marty Ray

Paul Dimmer – ‘Antipodean Venus’ooo

Samarkand Artistic ceramics of Uzbekistan_Chris de Fernandez

Samarkand Artistic ceramics of Uzbekistan – Chris de Fernandez

Antique Japanese porcelain vase Fukagawa Meiji_period_19t century

Antique Japanese porcelain vase

Fukagawa Meiji period 19th century

Red goat figurine ceramic handmade red animal sculpture original design Inna Olshansky

Red goat figurine ceramic handmade — original design

red ceramic bull- sculpture-Inna Olshansky

Red ceramic bull sculpture – Inna Olshansky

Rene Buthard cubist Art Deco vase

Cubist Art Deco vase — Rene Buthard

Thrown porcelain footed bowl Graham Williamson

Thrown porcelain footed bowl — Graham Williamson

The Flo Motifs ball in Emaux by Nicolas Blandin Longwy

The Flo Motifs ball by Nicolas Blandin for Longwy

Mirta-Morigi-Ceramica-Contemporanea-

Mirta Morigi Ceramica

Italy

Art Deco ‘Danser Malkovsky’ – Ceramique craquelee figure – Joel Martel

Pam Schomberg footed slab vase

Berber Kabyle pottery vessel

Berber Kabyle twin handled pottery vessel

Clyde Burt ceramic vase with abstract sgraffito

USA

Concave rainwater collecting roof

bm design studios architecture

Jean Gerbino coffee set

Jean Gerbino mosaic (nériage ceramics) coffee set

Olivier van Herpt 3D printed ceramic vase

West Bengal village pottery

Italian brutalist table lamp

1960s

Jenson Ceramics saggar fired vases

Round-Tree-Pottery-parrot-vase

Round Tree Pottery relief parrot vase

Peter Bodenham Bottle Form

Peter Bodenham – ‘Bottle Form’

West Wales

Vlad Surovegin vase

Livemaster

‘Whirlwind Vase’ – Passionclay

Miro street sculpture in Mallorca

Persian Schools Relief in the Hall of a Hundred Columns depicting King Xerxes

Persian Schools Relief of King Xerxes in the Hall of a Hundred Columns

Nacho-Alegre-Ana_Dominguez_red-clay1

Ana Dominguez — Red clay sculpture

Nacho Alegre photo

Reiko-Miyagi-tree-plate

Reiko Miyagi – Tree of Life ovoid plate

Carstens Tonnieshof pumpkin imspired vintage vase design by Gerda Heuckeroth

1963 West Germany

Joanna Powell vase with vivid decoration

Tiki cocktail cups – Joanna Powell

Karl O’Lynch von Town — ‘Snowy Peak in Sunlight’

Kurt earthenware with glazes and enamels by Jenny Orchard

‘Kurt’ – ceramic hybrid creature by Jenny Orchard

See-with-the-heart-plate-earthenware-with-glazes-and-enamels-48-x-35cm-Delinquent_children_-Jenny_Orchard-picture-021

‘See with the heart plate’ — earthenware with glazes and enamels

Delinquent children series by Jenny Orchard

Mitch-Lyons-Ceramic-Art-pottery-ideas-ceramic-art

Mitch Lyons teapot with liquid slips musician motifs

RADA-Kazemachi -- Reiko Miyagi

Kazemachi (favourable breeze) – Reiko Miyagi

RADA

floral-vase-Nancy-Gardiner

Nancy Gardiner

Askos from Canosa di Puglia depicting goddess Nike, the head of Medusa and leaping horses

3rd century BCC

Moving Pictures tea pot-Marty Ray

‘Moving Pictures’ – Marty Ray

Larry Spears Wake Up America

Larry Spears ‘Wake Up America’ teapot

a pair of Lorna Bailey artware jugs stylised owls limited edition

Lorna Bailey stylised owl jugs

Madonna and Child batik — Anna Jaeger

Scheurich Montignac West Germany bull Vase

Scheurich Montignac West Germany bull and horse vase

Anjani Khanna sculpture — Mirta Morigi Ceramica Contemporanea

Mosaic Salamander

Barcelona

Famille Rose Hu Vase Qianlong

Chris Broc-Barocco-destructured-head-2500

Barocco-‘Destructured Head 2500′

Chris Broc

Undulating-Journey-Reiko-Miyagi-plate

‘Undulating Journey’ – Reiko Miyagi

‘Piltati Malara Wanampi Tjukurpa’

Collaborative painting – Taylor Wanyima Cooper & Witjiti George – new maps for ancient earth – to remind us of Tarnanthi’s ‘call to rise forth, to keep moving and keep inventing’

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Transcendent Sacred Ground

September 21, 2021

The Breadknife, Warrumbungle National Park-----Alan Wigginton

‘The Breadknife’, Warrumbungle National Park, Australia

Our extraordinary planet is truly blessed with many fascinating locations of natural power and visual intrigue filled with earthly empowerment and uplifting terrains.

Sacred sites are typically parts of the natural landscape such as rocky outcrops, hills, springs, caves, trees, ridges, gorges and mountains. They are frequently in remote and secluded locations with distinctive features and appearance, sometimes highlighted by monoliths, pinnacles, geometry, light, water and other unique aspects. They serve as a focal point for ceremonies, celebration, worship, pilgrimage, contemplation and seeking blessings. Sacred landscapes tend to have an otherworldly visage and create a sense of timelessness and detachment which can assist in raising a visitors consciousness.

Granite monolith at Mt Kinabalu

Ecstatic granite monolith at Mt Kinabalu, Borneo

‘Antara’(Infinity) – a pair of prominent rock holes aligned in parallel that mark the passage of creator beings. With a rock formation that depicts outstretched fingers on the edge.

APY (Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara) Ranges

South Australia

Blue Canyon---Arizona

Blue Canyon—Arizona

USA

Granite Dome

Granite Dome – Erika Sharpe

Girraween National Park, Queensland

Natural rock formation at Hanging Rock

Natural rock formation at Hanging Rock, Victoria

Mildly Extreme

Rock pool Karijini-National-Park,

Rock pool, Karijini National Park

Australia

Mt. Alkhanai, a sacred mountain to the Buryats people, Siberia

Natural stone archway on Mt. Alkhanai, a sacred mountain to the Buryats people

Siberia

Cinque Torri — Luca Campigotto

These inspiring modernist peaks are what I would expect to be towering over the north of Italy in the Dolomites

Tofane-Mountains-_2137-m-Lodge-Rifugio

Lodge Rifugio (bottom left)

Tofane Mountains 2137-metres

Sleeping Lady, Mount Sustina, Anchorage

Atlas-Mountains,-Morocco.-Curvilinear-geometric-designs-pecked-and-then-ground-into-the-summit-of-large-stepped-sandstone-blocks-resting-on-sandstone-bedrock

Geometric Rock Art, Atlas Mountains

Morocco

The ‘Mushroom’ rock in Wadi Rum desert, Jordan

Dalwallinu--Buntine-Rock

Dalwallinu–Buntine Rocks. Profile of a woman with cascading hair.

Atlas Mountains Petroglyph – Eliptical spirals carved into the rock face.

Morocco

Caesarea Pilgrimage stone arches

Pulka Karrinya Sacred shard, Mount Wedge, Australia

Site where the Tjapaltjarri and Napaltjarri Rainbow Serpent spirits dwell.

Red fox in front of the Vilyuchik Volcano,

Resting red fox in front of the Vilyuchik Volcano, Russia

NASA's-Curiosity rover on the summit-of Mount Sharp

NASA’s Curiosity rover on the summit of Mount Sharp, Mars

Pilbara Petroglyph -- Photo by Doug Fost

Pilbara Petroglyph — Photo by Doug Fost

Nyungar Owl Stone at Red Hill

Photo Ken Macintyre

pointed desert dock

Howling wolf pointed desert dock

New Mexico

prehistoric-temple-Tormore-site-on-the-Isle-of-Arran

Prehistoric Temple site

Isle of Arran, Firth of Clyde, Scotland

Sacred Mount Alkhanai,, Siberia

Sacred Mount Alkhanai, Siberia

The Mongols, Shamans, Buddhists and indiginous Buryats circumambulate this mountain

Cape LeGrande-National Park

Cape Le Grande National Park

Large carved stone, nestling on the slopes of Wangsan, 0n one of the peaks in the Jirisan region (Korea)

A giant turtle-shaped rock weighing 127 tonnes and is carved with ornate designs. It rests flat against the mountainside, and is said to be a strong Chi source.

Pilliga Forest sculpture

NSW

Carved Magdala stone

Sea of Galilee, Israel, 70AD

De Na Zin-Wilderness Area

De Na Zin Wilderness Area

New Mexico

Natural Moai profile

Hanging Rock, Victoria

Dragon Rock, Lake Baikal

Russia

Hiro Nishikawa–Weirs Creek

The Crag

Group of carved mantra stones and objects left by pilgrims.

The custom of placing a pilgrim stone or memorial at a holy place or along its path is an ancient practice in both the East and West.

stone monument Japan

Ancient stone monument, Japan

submerged Kadadora Viharaya lies under the waters of the Kotmale reservoir

Kadadora Viharaya lies under the waters of the Kotmale reservoir

Sri Lanka

Kangaroo Island ancient rock

Black mica, bluish quartz, and pinkish feldspar comprise most of the granite of the ‘Remarkable Rocks’

Kangaroo Island

Kelly Thorpe climbing K9 Stroll-Cambuslang

Kelly Thorpe climbing K9 Stroll, Cambuslang

King Neptune, Pinnacles Desert

Landscapes Electric by Joshua Cripps (US) Stirling Falls, New Zealand

‘Landscapes Electric’ by Joshua Cripps (US)

Stirling Falls, New Zealand

large hoodoo at Little Egypt

Large hoodoo (used to refer to an eroded pinnacle of rock) at Little Egypt

Utah

ceramic books Lotte Glob

Ceramic books created by artist Lotte Glob

Markawasi (Marcahuasi) Plateau is located high in the Andes Mountains

Markawasi Stone Forest Plateau is located high in the Andes Mountains

Peru

‘Fist Of God’ – Mark Goff

Paria Rimrocks – Utah

Three Goanna’s Pool

zenandtheartofclimbin

Zen And The Art Of Climbing

Garden-of-the-Gods

‘Garden Of The Gods’

Colorado Springs. USA

Uluru-central-Australia

Uluru, Australia

Rock puppy at pool

Desert Queen Baths Gorge

rock face wadjina cave at the Grampians

Wadjina cave at The Grampians

Victoria

Ochre Pits in the West MacDonnell Ranges

Ochre Pits at the Inarlanga Pass

West MacDonnell Ranges, South Australia

Hierve el Agua petrified waterfall

Oxaca, Mexico

Wilsons Promontory skull rock

‘Skull Rock’

Wilsons Promontory, Victoria

Christian Fletcher Gallery - The Remarkables--Kangaroo Island

‘The Remarkables’ –Kangaroo Island, SA

Christian Fletcher Gallery

The Sarma Gorge Buryatia-Lake Baikal Olkhon Island

Lake Baikal Olkhon Island

The Sarma Gorge, Buryatia, Siberia

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park

Uran-Dushe-Mountain.-It-says-that-the-mountain’s-masters-are-heavenly-blacksmiths-–-'darkhans'-–-lead-by-the-deity-called-Damdin-Dorlig-Sakhyusan

Sacred Anvil – Uran Dushe Mountain

Visiting the highest caves at Chimphu---said to bestow blessings

Padmasambhava Samye Chinpu caves

Warrumbungle National Park---Grand High Tops

Warrumbungle National Park—Grand High Tops

NSW

Ricketts Sanctuary

Dandenong Ranges

Yakushima Japan-view-from-mountain

Yakushina Megalith at summit

Japan

Stargate-of-Aramu-Muru--Peru

Portal Doorway Stargate-of Daramu Muru

The spiritual doorway of the Incas on Lake Titicaca

Peru

Stefani Peak on Mount Olympus by Dretakis Manolis

Stefani Peak on Mount Olympus

Photo by Dretakis Manolis

The-ancient-city-of-Hattusha,was-the-center-and-capital-of-the-Hittites

The ancient city of Hattusha

Turkey

Turret arch-in-Arches National Park-in-spring-with-snow,-Moab, Utah,-USA

Arches National Park

Moab, Utah,

Mt Barney National Park

‘Secrets of the Scenic Rim’ – Robert Rankin

S.E Queensland, AUS

Dragon stones near the monastery lake (in the Geghama mountains, Armenia), the largest of which is about 3.5 m. They are placed near the sources of natural-artificial pools and springs, symbolizing the unbridled power of the element, the awakening of nature, fertility, abundance.

Murphy's Haystacks - Megaliths on Eyre Peninsula South Australia

Murphy’s Haystacks – Windswept megaliths on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

Giant rock boulder at Daga Kataba Ethiopia

Giant rock boulder at Daga Kataba

Ethiopia

Tutu Fela, Ethiopia

TARA Trust

The Summit of Precipitous Bluff,-Tasmania

The summit vayu mudra at Precipitous Bluff, Tasmania

I Am Footloose And Free

Rocky Precipitous Bluff,Tasmania

Precipitous Bluff,Tasmania

Brahmagiri-Village children

Brahmagiri village children

I did this capture with an Olympus Om1

While on a month long Yatra (pilgrimage) through Maharashtra, we decided to visit the Trimbakeshwar temple, which was in proximity to the Lord Rama caves of Nashik. As we drew closer to our destination, the terrain began to reveal a more distinctive and unusual appearance and I was feeling a growing feeling of anticipation. Upon arrival it was immediately obvious when I saw the commanding crescent ridge of Brahmagiri Mountain which was a spectacular backdrop to the temple.

My travelling companion and myself were instantly transfixed by its vibrational power and beauty and we were instantly drawn towards it and immediately embarked on our unplanned journey to its summit.

Cascading water down the Brahmagiri steps in the rain

For the remainder of the day we climbed the 750 steps carved into the stone ridge that ascended to the peak without any feeling of fatigue while imbibing the enlivened spirit of the mountain. The chance discovery of the meditation cave of Saint Gahaninath and seeing the source of the Holy Godavari River was the highlight. The most rewarding discoveries are usually the unexpected ones.

A natural trident aligned with the meditation cave of Gahaninath at Brahmagiri, India

Stone carved path at Brahmagiri

Waiting for a train in Maharashtra. Urmila, my Yatra companion, on the far left.

Balancing rock in Chillagoe

QLD

mushroom-rock at Ennendi Plateau Chad aeolian

Aeolian geomorphology on the Ennendi Plateau, Chad

Ennedi-Desert-in-Chad -- Laurent Lepecheur

Chad Jumbo – photo by Laurent Lepecheur

Ennedi Desert in Chad

Coral gilia---Lower Mule Mountain Utah

Coral gilia—Lower Mule Mountain,

Utah

burrunju sacred location

Newly opened site, photo Antony Lynch

Burrunju, south east Arnhem Land

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Japanese dinnerware — utilitarian and decorative

July 29, 2021

Black and white ceramic bowls – Mataichi Suzuki

Japanese cuisine always guarantees a collection of appealing food, served with artful preparation, while being presented in an environment of tasteful and relaxing decor. Simplicity with refined detail is a feature of the cuisine and is a reflection of the Zen aesthetic that permeates the Japanese arts. Gyoza, miso soup, yakitori, umeboshi/kudzu soup, shushi, genmai tea, soba noodles, tempura, teppanyaki, kukicha, always feature in my selections. Sometimes you are able to witness ceramic wares of high quality which adds to the enhancement of the experience.

Akashino Wari Takadai Gui Tei

Kiyomizu-yaki-tea-cereal-bowl

Kyoto bake – Kiyomizu yaki tea/cereal bowl

Donburi with Oribe pattern glaze

Ichi Pottery

japanese cuisine platter

Arranged Japanese cuisine platter

Bizen jar with irregular shape. Ryuichi Kakurezaki GALLERY JAPAN Japanese traditional art crafts

Bizen jar with irregular shape — Ryuichi Kakurezaki

--Black-glazed teabowl with red and olive-green slip-glaze patterning and impressed surface

Black-glazed teabowl with red and olive-green slip-glaze patterning and impressed surface

Wada Morihiro

Joan B Mirviss

Nakashima-dining-Japan

Nakashima dining – 3 Star Michelin restaurant in Hiroshima

japan-cuisine

Nakashima restaurant

Chef Ryusuke Nakatani dedicates himself to showcasing the produce and seafood of Osaka and Kyoto

Ajikitcho Horie

Restaurant Shimonoseki Shunpanro

Inua japanese dining

Inua japanese food

Shimonoseki Shunpanro restaurant

Wada Morihiro vase

Stoneware vase with incised and resist decoration in cream, brown and purplish-black slip — Wada Morihiro, Japan

Glazed abstract plate Japanese

Glazed abstract Japanese plate

Abe Anjin incised vase

A child's vessel that nurture a compassionate heart

思いやいの心を育てる子供の器

{A child’s twin handled mug that nurtures a compassionate heart} – Mataichi Suzuki

Akasaka----Kobe beef-Kaiseki--Albert-Lim

Akasaka—-Kobe beef Kaiseki

photo by Albert Lim

Morino Taimei Contemporary Bottle Form Vase

Morino Taimei — contemporary bottle form vase

geometric-pattern-round-bowl-large

Geometric pattern large round bowl

Jun Matsuo----cracke glaze vessel

Jun Matsuo — cracke glaze vessel

Four,Two-Please -- Tokyo Japan

Four,Two-Please restaurant — Tokyo, Japan

fujiya cuisine

Fujiya cuisine

ceramic sauce jug

Ceramic sauce jug

ramen noodle bowl - feldspar glaze

Ramen noodle bowl – feldspar glaze

Feldspar glaze plus black glaze Shochu cup

Esquisse restaurant Ginza

Esquisse restaurant, Ginza

ceramic dish made from iron-rich red clay

Dish made from iron-rich red clay

cruet Bluebird - handmade cruet, for condiments, delicacy and objects.

‘Bluebird cruet’ – handmade cruet, for condiments, delicacy and objects.

Mataichi Pottery

Lidded condiment bowl — Mataichi Pottery

Akira Satake chawan tea bowl

Bird and flower design bowl in black paint -- Kazu Yoneda

Bird and flower design bowl in black paint by Kazu Yoneda

black plates with patterns

Black/white plates with patterns — Mataichi Pottery

Japanese cuisine

Adhitya Rizky photo

Pottery bowls with ash glaze, black glaze, matte glaze, iron goth

Creema, Mataichi Suzuki

Ginza-Shinohara restaurant

Shinohara restaurant, Ginza

Gion Sasaki restaurant

Haiyu Sai-Ash Glazed Tsubo Jar

Haiyu Sai – Ash Glazed Tsubo Jar

Hakuhoyu Koro-(Incense Burner with Grapevine Branch ash glaze)---Shigeo Takemura

Hakuhoyu Koro-(Incense Burner) with Grapevine Branch ash glaze—Shigeo Takemura

Handmade pourer bowl with handle

Handmade ceramic pourer bowl with handle

Mataichi Pottery

Hiroshima Nakashima

Ikebana by Kawase Toshiro

incense burner

Iron glaze Incense burner — Yasutaka Shimizu

Koto karaku performer

Ceramic mortar bowl

Earthenware clay pot- Maitachi Suzuki

Creema

Isshisoden Nakamura restaurant--Kyoto

Isshisoden Nakamura—Kyoto

Izumita Yukiya san's vase

Izumita Yukiya san’s vase

Kako Katsumi---Snowy rice bowl

Kako Katsumi — Snowy rice bowl

Kakudo pot---Lidded-vessel

Kakudo pot — Lidded vessel

Kaneta Masanao,-Japan--kurinuki teabowl

Kaneta Masanao,-Japan–kurinuki teabowl

Kazuhiro KATO--Jar with light red decoration

Kazuhiro KATO–Jar with pastel red decoration

Keiyaki · Kiyomizu-yaki tea ceremonial bowlKyoto Shibu · Kiyomizu cooking tea ceremonial bow

Keiyaki · Kiyomizu – yaki tea ceremonial bowl

Ken Matsuzaki, Beni Shino Houhen (vase),

Kiln-name---Toshin-SongKiyomizu yaki pairs

Kiyomizu yaki pairs – kiln Toshin Song

kumano-kodo-pilgrimage-route

Kumano Kodo pilgrimage path—-

Large noodle bowl

Creema

Japanese potter Okamoto Sakurei

Okamoto Sakurei

Vase with vertical threads Venetian walk through the streets , 2003---Yoichi Ohira

‘Venetian walk through the streets’ , — Yoichi Ohira. 2003

Glass vase with vertical threads

Ryoho Izumi----assorted ceramic bowl set

Ryoho Izumi—-assorted ceramic bowl set

Tohgoro

Takeo Kobiki--Bizen flower vessel

Takeo Kobiki — Bizen flower vessel

Ryoho Izumi----Earthenware Pot

Ryoho Izumi — Earthenware Pot

Tohgoro

Yasutaka Shimizu-bowl set

Yasutaka Shimizu – ceramic bowl set

Hiroshi Sakai tea cup

L'Orchestrata-resteraunt

L’Orchestrata Japanese restaurant

Masaru Nishikawa-ceramic pig

Masaru Nishikawa ceramic pig

Ash Glaze Cat--Nishikawa

Ash Glaze Cat — Masaru Nishikawa

Tohgoro

RyuGin Restaurant, Tokyo

Michelin-starred-sushi-kanesaka-at-the-okura-prestige-bangkok

Kanesaka at the Okura

Mihara Ken ceramic sculpture

Mikawauchi-Yakin---Tohara-kiln-·-Arita-ware

Mikawauchi Yakin—Tohara kiln-·-Arita ware

Pink Saki set Mino Ware

‘Red Fuji’ – Three-dimensional porcelain panel painting

Mitsuo Matsuzaki

Kei Nakane---ceramic oribe platter

Kei Nakane — ceramic oribe platter

Nishida Shinya---Zxougan Ginsai Guinomi

Nishida Shinya—Zxougan Ginsai Guinomi

Nishihata Tadashi-Tamba Clay vessel

Nishihata Tadashi – Tamba Clay vessel

Octagonal flower vessel partially covered with white slip. Tsutomu Yamato GALLERY JAPAN Japanese traditional art crafts

Octagonal flower vessel partially covered with white slip. Tsutomu Yamato

Gallery Japan

Ogata-Shinsei-Kenzan

Ogata Shinsei Kenzan style cup

Oribe glaze is applied to red soil, a deep Oribe color appears in response to iron contained in the soil and other factors. The color is also changed by adding a comb

Incised dish with oribe glaze

Oribi lidded box

Oribe platter

Seizan in Tokyo is a Two-Michelin starred kaiseki restaurant

Seizan in Tokyo

Shigaraki vase by Honiwa Rakunyu

Shimizu Takeshi lidded vessel

Shimizu Takeshi

Shimizu-yaki dumpling towa Flower crystal (yellow)

Shimizu-yaki dumpling towa, flower crystal (yellow) glaze

Small, undulating vessel with abstract cedar motif design 1991 Wada

Undulating vessel with abstract cedar motif design

Wada Morihiro, 1991

Tamawarai restaurant, Tokyo

Tamawarai – Michelin Starred Soba Restaurant

Tokyo

Tamiya Shinya sake bottle

ribbed teardrop fish platter

Ribbed teardrop oribe ceramic platter

Tomimoto Kenkichi vase--Mirviss

Tomimoto Kenkichi vase

Mirviss

Torso-shaped vase with thin neck and green, black, brown matte patterned decoration--1992

Torso-shaped vase with thin neck and green, black, brown matte patterned decoration

Wada Morihiro, 1992

Tsubo ceramic vase.-Vlad Surovegin

Tsubo ceramic vase – Vlad Surovegin

Wall pocket cow vase

Wada Morihiro

wabi-sabi-japanese-ceramics-Japanese tea bowl from the Edo period.

Japanese tea bowl from the Edo period

Nezumi Shino Chawan---Ando Takumi

Nezumi Shino Chawan—Ando Takumi

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Courtyard creations – enhanced earth

June 23, 2021

Ochre and jade green Moroccan courtyard

Moroccan courtyard – Ochre with jade green highlights

I’m looking at residential courtyards with the key emphasis being on prominent earth features using design elements like decorative rocks, stone paths, ceramic tiles, planters, earthy tones and stone walls. I am in the process of modifying a home design which has a central courtyard (a rarity these days) that has close proximity to a laundry and bathroom. This isn’t ideal from a Feng Shui perspective, due to the running water depleting the Earth, which can be disruptive to the whole balance as this element is crucial to harmonizing all the elements.. This can be remedied by fortifying the instrinsic Earth element of the middle courtyard and avoiding the presence of fountains and other water features and cooling colours. In addtion, as wood attacks earth (5 Element Theory), large trees, wood decking.and other decorative elements using wood will need to be kept to a minimum. When combined with fire features like a toro stone lantern, red decor aspects and fire pits, this will enhance the Earth element and help regenerate it. The addition of metal with the fire also supports the energy flow of the earth (5 Element Theory)

Traditional Japanese courtyards favor the presemce of large rock features and stone, emphasised by the inclusion of open spaces using gravel, sand and moss (which has a milder growth aspect then the use of larger trees). The main courtyard entrance sometimes used a rounded moon doorway (Mon (門) threshold) becauses like the tortoise, the combination of the curve with a straight line was a symbol of heaven and earth and encouraged the movement of chi.. Arched doorways also attract an enhanced chi flow.

Image by Joachim Müller

garden in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, landscape architect Judy KameonDesign-Al-Fresco-1stdibs

Interior courtyard garden, Silverlake, Los Angeles,

Landscape architect Judy KameonDesign

Cactus courtyard

Contemporary courtyard with blue/white tiled mural

Ubud garden, Bali

Balinese courtyard, Ubud

Kayon Jungle Resort

Azure blue Persian courtyard

Azure blue Persian style courtyard

Greek style courtyard with bourganvillia canopy

balcony courtyard

Burnt orange/ochre decor highlighting the earth aspect of the courtyard, further supported by the fire pit and the metal patina back wall. A fire feature in this sector directly opposite the entrance to the central courtyard, on its peripheal, is an ideal location to stimulate the earth.

Zen courtyard black and white

Black paving stones dramatically in contrast with the snow in this Zen inspired courtyard, exemplifing the power of ‘Ma’ (間) negative space

minimalist contemporary Zen garden

Minimalist contemporary Zen garden

japanese garden , contrasting gravel color

Japanese garden with contrasting gravel color. The open expanse of gravel symbolizes the eternal conscioussnes with the rocks representing islands.

French inspried symmetrical garden

Symmetrically aligned topiary trees and shrubs

Rich colored Faiz Mahal, Khairpur, Pakistan

Faiz Mahal, Khairpur, Pakistan

In Lucca, Italy, the loggia of the grand Villa Torrigiani boasts 17th-century frescoes

The loggia of the grand Villa Torrigiani with 17th century frescoes.

The Trompe l’oeil mural enlarging the appearance of size.

Lucca, Italy

Mediterranean style courtyard with stone archway and rounded borders drawing +ve chi inside

Karrinyup Courtyards – CultivArt Landscape Design

modern courtyard

Fire pit courtyard feature

Huge Buddha wall mural, Bali

Van Den Berk nuseries

Traditionally designed Japanese garden.

Van Den Berk nurseries

Tuscan Italian-courtyard

Tuscan interior courtyard

Moroccan courtyard with a Persian wall feature and an abundance of earthy palettes.

Japanese-Courtyard-Gardens,-by-Katsuhiko-Mizuno

Japanese Courtyard Garden by Katsuhiko Mizuno

japanese garden with stone paving

Zen garden landscaping with stone paving and Toro stone lantern

wall of greenery courtyard

Designed by Judy Kameon of Elysian Landscapes, LA

lemon and lavender decor

Garden decor lemon and lavender

Kyoto Koi pond courtyard, natural rock

Miami paradise garden

Spainish theme garden, Miami

Traditional Zen garden featuring white sand, rocks and moss

Zen garden featuring white sand, rocks and moss under a large Japanese maple tree. Asymmetry and Irregularity (Fukinsei) is a consistent aspect of a Japanese garden due to it having a higher dynamic of motion and its curvy movement attracting the luck of the dragon, especially if the courtyard faces East.

large olive green planters

Large green planters highlighting the symmetry

big planter Italy

Large Italian planter

Elevated garden beds create the impression of a sunken courtyard and added depth

courtyard gardern with hedge wall

Courtyard gardern with hedge wall and curvaceous vintage backdrop

Courtyard garden in Chur

Large garden with Japanese Maple in huge planter

Courtyard in Chur

ceramic tiled courtyard,

Moroccan themed ceramic tiled courtyard

Hacienda Mexicana entrance to Spainish styled courtyard

Boho courtyard decor

Boho patio/courtyard with Moroccan rugs

rusticl Italian courtyard

Rustic Italian courtyard with orange tree

@mylavenderroselife

Potted olive trees and mirrored arch to enhance the light and size of a tiled courtyard

Vermillion red wall fortifiying the Earth by virtue of the 5 element Mother Son relationship

Slim-Aarons,-Melina-Mercouri1961

Melina Mercouri in Italian courtyard

Slim Aarons, 1961

Moon door courtyard portal

Inviting Moon Door courtyard portal

Youyicun garden

patterned ceramic tiling fow a safer grip

Patterned ceramic tiling for a safer grip

Aleluia Cerâmicas

Delightful patio decoarative panel

Archway entrance to courtyard

Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy

Contemporary courtyard with an ideally located sun symbol and fire pit

Designrulz

courtyard of the Riad Jaaneman in Marrakech

Courtyard of the Riad Jaaneman in Marrakech

Islamic geometric tiled courtyard in Morocco

Myouman ji Temple garden courtyard

Hide and reveal Miegakure (見え隠れ) design

Spandau,Citadel lifesize figure sculptures

Spandau,Citadel fortress courtyard

Satoyama garden courtyard

Satoyama garden courtyard, Japan

Spainish style central courtyard

Hugh Cornwall Robertson large floor vase

Hugh Cornwall Robertson — large floor vase

Useful for adding a splash of red.

petite courtyard

Lush hidden courtyard

Hoachlander Davis Photography--Landscape Architecture by Allen Russ

Landscape Architecture by Allen Russ

Hoachlander Davis Photography

Royal Mansour Hotel, Marrakech

Rahef Design

Orientalist tile effect

Orientalist tile effect realised with Mamounia Sky rug featuring Persian geometrics

natural stone paving Japanese style

Raised natural stone Japan style paving

Minimalist Indoor Zen Garden

zengreen piece1-Joan Relke

Zengreen sculptural ceramic piece by Joan Relke

Intricately detailed Moroccan courtyard

Climbing sinuous ghost gum as the central feature balanced with the grounding horizontal lines of the timber slat wall

Patio ODS Architecture

70s courtyard slim aarons

‘Barbados Bliss’ 70s courtyard by Slim Aarons

Stone wall framed by classical pillars with large fountain

Stone wall framed by classical pillars and arches

Turquoise and white courtyard

Cypress tree lined courtyard, Verona, Italy

large-terracott planters

Large terracotta pots in courtyard

Sublime Morocco colour palette – duck egg blue and burnt orange with hints of chalky jade and salmon.

Riad Yasmine, hotel in Marrakech Morocco

Riad Yasmine, private boutique hotel in Marrakech Morocco

Sunset- Phoenix garden cactus wall with terracotta planters

Sunset Phoenix garden cactus wall with terracotta planters

Villa in La Quinta California

Villa courtyard in La Quinta, California

Babylonian hanging garden courtyaard

Babylonian inspired courtyard granduer

blue and white courtyard

Greek inspired blue and white courtyard, inlaid pavers

Sail Again' Nic Noblique,-Large-Blue-Powder-Coated-Steel-Sculpture

‘Sail Again’ — Nic Noblique

An abstracted form near the entance is good for attracting movement

Jay-Winters--Moorish tiled Garden Fountain

Moorish styled tiled garden fountain

Jay Winters–flickr

Mirei Shigemori Garden Museum

A Classic Japanese courtyard

Mirei Shigemori Garden Museum

Dubai courtyard

Antonovich Design – Dubai

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Captivating clayarts adulation

May 13, 2021

White porcelain Royal Dux water bearer figurine

White porcelain Royal Dux water bearer

A collection of ceramic pieces, lively in diversity, colour and designs.

—-“indeed this substance, with its precious humility becomes, through its indestructibility, the most faithful bearer of man’s message. As far back as one goes in time, the works of humanity, from prehistoric times, have reached us not through stone which crumbles and wears away, or through metal which oxidizes and becomes like powder, but through slabs of pottery, the writing on which is as clear today as it was under the stiletto of the scribe who traced it.” ….. Bernard Leach

Charles-Schneider---Le-Verre-Français---exceptional-and-rare-Art-Deco-vase-circa-1927-29,-signed-Le-Verre-Francais-and-Charder-(contraction-of-Charles-Schneider)

Charles Schneider—Le Verre Français Art Deco vase

circa 1927

Alisher Nazirov,-Alisher Rakhimov, Abdulla Narzullaev (Uzbekistan) ceramic artisans

Alisher Nazirov, Alisher Rakhimov, Abdulla Narzullaev (Uzbekistan) ceramic artisans

Katsunori Sawa--Trax Gallery

Katsunori Sawa — Trax Gallery

Korbito-Yo Japan

Korbito Yo

Gambone Guido vintage vase

Guido Gambone vintage vase

1955

Fratelli Fanciullacci-'Spiral'-Italian-Ceramic-1950s-60s-Vase

Fratelli Fanciullacci ‘Atomic Spiral’ Italian vase

60s

Italian Ceramic tile--Gio Ponti--Richard Ginori

Italian Ceramic tile–Gio Ponti–Richard Ginori

Vintage Italian pitcher - Meli Salvatore

Vintage Italian pitcher – Meli Salvatore

Midcentruy ceramic landscape table

Otello Rosa—San Polo—Venezia

Paoli Pillin Paperweight-decorated with horses,-Los Angeles, late 20th-c

Paoli Pillin Paperweight – decorated with horses

Los Angeles, late 20th century

Peter Sparrey rose vase

Stoneware vase — Peter Sparrey

copper red glaze with iron decoration

Peter Voulkos ceramic plate-1957

Peter Voulkos ceramic plate

1957

Rometti vase collection

Rometti silhouette vases

Umbertide 1930

Sargadelos Sargillos coffee set

Spanish Sargadelos Sargillos coffee set

Whirling Dervish SilleArtWork-etsy

Whirling Dervish – Sille Art Work @etsy

Walter Crane swan vase

harvest grapes-Michael-Kay-vase

Michael Kay — harvest grapes vase

Rometti, vase -Dante-Baldelli-(1904-1953),-Umbertide

Rometti futurist vase – Dante Baldelli

Kumakura-Junkischi seed vase

Kumakura Junkischi

Kimball-Clay-Studio-with-exhibiting-ceramicist-Lauren-Gallaspy

Lauren Gallaspy

Joseph Mougin-porcelain soap dish

Joseph Mougin – porcelain soap dish

Joan Miró-sculpture--Personage-(1978)

Joan Miró sculpture — ‘Personage’

1978

Akio Takamori---1986

Akio Takamori

1986

Angelo Biancici---Madonna

Angelo Biancici—Madonna

Aztec Style Sun Image--Pottery Wall Mask Mexico

Aztec Style Sun Image Pottery Wall Mask

Jan-Edwards-ceramics

Jan Edwards serving platter

Jean Cocteau-labre de science-Centrotevola terracotta

Face vase--Michelle Blade

Face vase — Michelle Blade, SF

Marliz Frencken-–-A vase is a painting…

Marliz Frencken -–- ‘A vase is a painting…’

Vally-Wieselthier-RARE-Austrian lidded box

Vally Wieselthier Ceramic Box

Losol Ware stanley pattern

Footed and lidded vessel – Losol Ware stanley pattern

Meli Salvatore mid century vintage jug

Salvatore Meli mid century vintage jug

Mentori Tokkuri faceted Saki bottle

Artic Rim--Merilyn Wiseman NZ ceramics

‘Artic Rim’ — Merilyn Wiseman NZ ceramics

Terracotta-Dining-Collection-and-Ceramic-Vases-by-FAINA---Victoria-Yakusha-Yellowtrace

Terracotta Dining Collection and Ceramic Vases by FAINA

Design by Victoria Yakusha – The most obvious visual reference to terracotta in the collection is the ZTISTA table, which in Ukrainian means ‘made of dough’. Yakusha explains her particular inspiration as “the spontaneous and naïve designs of a dinner table shaped by hand with a technique, that our ancestors used to create a hut-hut.” The base resembles a hand-made hunk of clay, complete with irregular perforations, though it is in fact made from steel, flax rubber, biopolymer, and cellulose.

Jessica Jordan Ceramics---Green Lands

‘Green Lands’ — Jessica Jordan Ceramics

Sculptural Vessel – Jessica Jordan

Mermaid-Bowl,'-Large,-Important-Art-Deco-Sculptural-Piece-by-Waylande-Gregory

Large Mermaid Bowl, Art Deco Sculptural Piece by Waylande Gregory

Midcentury Ceramic Italy Italian Large Lobster Vibrant Colors Red Blue 1960's Pottery---

Midcentury large ceramic Italian Lobster

Vibrant Colors Red Blue 1960’s

Bursting with life floral display

‘Bursting with life floral display’ — Mohamed Alba

ceramic bowl -- Nani Champy Schott

Ceramic bowl — Nani Champy Schott

Stoneware dragon floor vase by Gunnar Nylund, 1950s

Barnebys

Eric-Astoul ceramic sculptural vase

fuginaim-etsy

Fugi Naim doll figurines

Fuginaim etsy

Abstract face tikes--G. Şahin Kütahya--Turkey

Abstract face ceramic tiles panel — G. Şahin Kütahya

Turkey

Glazed earthenware table –Salvatore Meli, 1953

Colourful, mythical dog base

John Chamberlain -- Fenollosa's Column and The Arch of Lumps (right)

John Chamberlain — Fenollosa’s Column and The Arch of Lumps (right)

John Maltby-cup

John Maltby

Neera Gatti footed jug

Neera Gatti quad footed jug

Raoul Dufy fauvist underwater vase

Raoul Dufy fauvist underwater decor vase

Italian Art Nouveau vase F Pierrott

Italian Art Nouveau (liberty) vase – F. Pierrott

slip cast moulded vase, exposed underglazes and matt glazes-Caroline Cole

Caroline Cole slip cast moulded vase, exposed underglazes and matt glazes

Justin Telhet vases

Justin Telhet vase set

Klaus Fußmann jug vase

Ancient Greece vessel

Zoomorphic-polychromed-tripod vessel

Zoomorphic polychromed tripod Mayan vessel

Art Deco Clarice Cliff, 'Bizarre' vase

Art Deco Clarice Cliff, ‘Bizarre’ vase

Contemporary Japan Vase-by Hiraga Taeko

Contemporary Japanese Vase by Hiraga Taeko

Ceramic sculpture Horseman---Vladimir Mudrenko

Ceramic sculpture Horseman—Vladimir Mudrenko

Ukraine

Christe Soledad

Christie Soledad

Tang Dynasty Horse, China

Tang Dynasty terracotta horse, China

Mother Of The Universe Vase--Joey Le Meche

Mother Of The Universe Vase — Joey Le Meche

Vintage craquelure -/ vase-France-50s

Vintage craquelure vase, France 50s

Satsuma Pottery; Japanese, Vase, Baluster-Form, Bird & Flowering Branch, 12 inch.

Satsuma Pottery Vase, Baluster Form, Bird & Flowering Branch,

12 inch height

Yoichi Ohira lidded ceramic vessel

Kaku Hayashi Japanese ceramics

Kaku Hayashi

Laminated porcelain Lunar, small bowl by Dorothy Feibleman

‘Lunar’ – Laminated porcelain small bowl by Dorothy Feibleman

Kaku Hayashi ceramic sculpture

Mari Simmulson for Upsala Ekeby-ceramic vase

Mari Simmulson ceramic vase for Upsala Ekeby

Meli Salvatore monumental vessel

Meli Salvatore monumental vintage vessel

Poole charger

Rob’s Poole Pottery Blog

Shozo Michikawa

Huge Merino sculpture

Huge Merino sheep sculpture

Australia

Polia Pillin-(1909---1992);-Bulbous vase with-women and bird10ins height

Polia Pillin–Bulbous vase with women and bird

10ins height

Theo & Susan Harlander-Brooklin pottery vase

Theo & Susan Harlander – Brooklin pottery vase

Hinrich Kroeger porcelian poodle

Hinrich Kroeger porcelain poodle

Alessandra Foletti exhibition – Galerie La Bouee, Cherbourg, France

19th March to 11th July, 2021

Shoji Hamada japanese pottery

Shoji Hamada

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Small works great artists Exhibition 3

March 30, 2021

Shozo Michikawa-Erskine, Hall and Coe

Shozo Michikawa – Kohiki Sculptural Form,—Mizusashi, 2016

Small works great artists exhibition 3

The Third annual Small Works, Great Artists exhibition is running till 6 April 2021.

The exhibition encompasses over 60 works by 23 artists.

Gordon Baldwin, Karen Bennicke, Claudi Casanovas, Joanna Constantinidis, Sara Flynn, Elizabeth Fritsch, Ian Godfrey, Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, Ewen Henderson, Eriko Inazaki, Shoji Kamoda,,,, Jacques Kaufmann, Yasuhisa Kohyama, Ryoji Koie, Beate Kuhn, Jennifer Lee, Shozo Michikawa, Machiko Ogawa,Lucie Rie,Tatsuzo Shimaoka, Shiro Tsujimura, John Ward and Masamichi Yoshikawa.

Highlights include an emerald green bowl with manganese-glazed rim by Lucie Rie, alongside works by Jennifer Lee that were thrown in Japan and London. An exceptional collection of tea bowls by Machiko Ogawa and Ryoji Koie are complimented by Tokkuri and Guinomi sets by Yasuhisa Kohyama.

Yasuhisa Kohyama-Tokkuri-and-Guinomi,-2019

Yasuhisa Kohyama – Sake Tokkuri and Guinomi

Anagama fired stoneware – 2019

This piece was cast in a mould, and the form was then elaborated and altered by handkaren-bennicke-0003-03

Karen Bennicke –

This piece was cast in a mould, and the form was then elaborated and altered by hand

Ryoji Koie – teabowl

A wooden tomobako (wooden container) accompanies this piece

Claudi Casanovas

Claudi Casanovas stoneware bowl

Ryoji Koie-Shell- Glaze- Tea Bowl,stoneware2

Ryoji Koie – Shell Glaze Tea Bowl

Jacques Kaufmann

Guinomi,Shiro Tsujimura

Shiro Tsujimura — Guinomi

Jennifer Lee-Shigaraki - Thrown coloured stoneware

Jennifer Lee – Shigaraki – Thrown coloured stoneware

Claudi Casanovas bowl

Shozo Michikawa – Sculptural stoneware lidded vessels

Sara Flynn Bowl, 2020

Sara Flynn – porcelain drip glaze Bowl

2020

Machiko Ogawa-2020

Machiko Ogawa

2020

Sara Flynn and Lucie Rie ceramics

Sara Flynn {left} and Lucie Rie {right} ceramic vessels

Machiko Ogawa tea bowl

Ewen Henderson-Tea Bowl,-c.-1990

Ewen Henderson – Tea Bowl

c. 1990

Glazed low fired stoneware,-20-x-28-cm Karen Bennicke-Multi-X,-2019

Karen Bennicke – ‘Multi-X’

Glazed low fired stoneware, 20 x 28cm

2019

Gordon Baldwin - Klein Vessel, 1994

Gordon Baldwin – Klein Vessel

1994

Handbuilt porcelain Masamachi-Yoshikawa ShoKayoh, 2013

Handbuilt porcelain Masamachi – Yoshikawa ShoKayoh

2013

Ian Godfrey-Peep Bowl,1970

Ian Godfrey – Peep Bowl

Animal figures on the rim

1970

Jacques Kaufmann

Lucie Rie-lr Beaker,1960s

Lucie Rie lr Beaker

1960s

Machiko Ogawa-Incense Box for-Tea Ceremony, 2019

Machiko Ogawa – Lidded Incense Box for Tea Ceremony

2019

Machiko- Oawa-Tea Bowl, 2020

Machiko Oawa Tea Bowl

2020

Ryoji Koie teabowl

Shoji Kamoda-Small Bowl,-1980

Shoji Kamoda – Small Bowl

1980

Sho Kayoh,-2013 Masamachi Yoshikawa

Sho Kayoh — Masamachi Yoshikawa

2013

Shozo Michikawa-Natural Ash Sculptural stoneware Form Mizusashi,-2013

Shozo Michikawa – Natural Ash Sculptural stoneware — Form Mizusashi

Shozo Michikawa - Tanka Topology-Form, Mizusashi, 2013

Shozo Michikawa – Tanka Topology Form, Mizusashi

2013

Tatsuzo Shimaoka - Square Plate, 1991

Tatsuzo Shimaoka – Square Plate

1991

Yasuhisa-Kohyama Sake cups

Yasuhisa Kohyama — Tokkuri and Guinomi

2020

Sara Fynn porcelain cup

Jacques Kaufmann sculpture form

Jacques Kaufmann ceramic sculpture form

See pieces currently available from exhibition

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Yunnan Holy Gemu Mountain Goddess

March 22, 2021

Gemu Mountain Goddess in the distance — Yugu Lake, Yunnan

Elevation – 37o metres

The lush Yunnan province, in the far eastern foothills of the Himalayas, is said to have as much flowering plant diversity as the rest of the Northern Hemisphere put together. The camellia is the floral emblem of the province, holding the same place in the hearts of its people as the kumquat and peach fruits do in other parts of China. The sacred Gemu Mountain graces the edge of the pristine, deep azure blue Lugu Lake (also known as the Mother Lake} and serenely stretching along its sierra in the form of a woman in a sublime respose, resides a mountain Deity on her lofty throne. This was recognized by the ancient Tibetan tribes of the Mosuos as a good omen for the region and especially because of their matrilineal traditon, they were encouraged to adopt this secluded location for settlement.

To this day in this remote utopian encleve, they still hold annual celebrations for the remarkable Gemu Mountain Goddess on the seventh moon of the lunar calender, with music, dancing and circumnabulations of the mountain, to honour her as their protectress and venerate her as a feminine fertility symbol and for a healthy harvests of their crops. Their deep reverence being transported from a diistant past that reaches into times where the forces of nature ruled their instinctive perception and behaviour.

Mosuo women celebrate the Mountain Worship Festival-(also-known-as-zhuanshanjie)-near-Lugu-Lake

Mosuo women celebrate the Mountain Worship Festival (known as Zhuanshanjie)

Lugu Lake

Mosuo-women-celebrate-the-Mountain-gioddess

Mosuo women celebration of the Mountain Goddess

Gemu Mountain — Lugu Lake

Mosuoa girls in a field of flowers

Valley of flowers at Yunnan

Yunnan bird

Chen Yongle---Yunnan Art School painting

Chen Yongle—reduction block print

Yunnan Art School painting

Chen Yongle---reduction block print

Chen Yongle—reduction block print

More goddess icons and feminine archetypes

Jean-Alexandre-Joseph---Falguièreexpan----Bust-Of-Diana-19th--Century

Jean Alexandre Joseph—Falguièreexpan—-‘Bust Of Diana’

19th Century

Kim Mccombs-clay sculpture

Kim Mccombs

Glass pillar deity sculpture — Cottesloe Beach, WA

Dancing Marie Louise Fuller---Amphora

Dancing Marie Louise Fuller—Amphora

Europa, Pan and Dionysis1995 - Barocca

Europa, Pan and Dionysis — Barocca

France, 1995

Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Ginbari Adachi Kinjiro Vase

‘The Musik’ by Gustaf Klimt

Shift of Consciousness-Sculpture by Egor Zigura

‘Shift of Consciousness’ – Sculpture by Egor Zigura

Reflection-female nude sculpture

Feminine Reflection – French female nude sculpture

Frank W. Benson---Summer (1890)

Frank W. Benson— ‘Summer’

1890

Indinginous girls at Opera House

Indinginous girls at Sydney Opera House

Alexande Archipenko,-Woman in Fur,1936

Alexande Archipenko,- ‘Woman in Fur’

1936

Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuse-Hebe and the Eagle of Zeus--

Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuse – ‘Hebe and the Eagle of Zeus’

As the Goddess of Youth, she was the cupbearer who filled the nectar bowls and served ambrosia to the gods.

large-cobalt-ground-Satsuma-vase-Satsuma-VaseBy-the-Kinkozan-studio,-Meiji-period-(late-19th-century)

Exquisite Satsuma Geisha vase by the Kinkozan studio

Meiji period (late 19th century)

Pythia dreaming Joan Relke

Prophetess of Gaia – ‘Pythia Dreaming’ cast marble — Joan Relke

‘Horizon’ inversion glass orb by Lucy Humphrey

Japanese Geisha vase

Pinnicle desert at night

Pinnicle Desert

king neptne-pinnacle desert

King Neptune, (Pinnicle desert)

Michelle Gregor-At the dance II

‘At the dance II’ — Michelle Gregor

Windy-Tree-Ceramic-cone 5 oxidation multifired with stains and glazes

‘Windy Tree’ – Michelle Gregor

Ceramic cone 5 oxidation multifired with stains and glazes

Woman with the blue coat and Chapeu

Grecian Tanagra statue – Woman with the blue coat and Chapeu

320 BC

Tamlaine by Robert Macnair

‘Egyptian Rocket Goddess’ — Audrey Flack

Beauty, transcendance, and strength were some of the attributes the sculptor considered.

Endangered

‘Endangered’ – Tamara Dean

Grecian woman and antelope profile – Suzy Birnstein

Stonewall Spiral sculpture

Keep River National Park, NT

Natural Moai aerial landscape figure

Keep River National Park, NT, Australia

Notturno Piu

Wastelands – Notturno Piu

Rebecca Fontaine Wolf

Rebecca Fontaine Wolf painting

Rebecca Fontaine Wolf

To me images have the ability to turn ordinary people into icons, to encapsulate all their beauty whilst erasing any trace of a banal existence

Diana the Huuntress French Art Deco

‘Diana the Huntress’ French Art Deco sculpture by Uriano

Sevres vase decorated by Susanne Kaehrling

1937

Valentina Sampaio, Vogue Portugal

Photo — Luis Monteiro

Lady of Guadalupe -- Vincent Canlas of Nuevo Siglo

Lady of Guadalupe — Vincent Canlas of Nuevo Siglo

Vincent Van Gogh -- Mulberry Tree

Vincent Van Gogh — ‘Mulberry Tree’

Edouard-Cazaux-(1889---1974}--Firebirds

Edouard Cazaux—-Firebirds charger

Vickie Quandelacy Cultural-Affiliation---Zuni corn maiden

Vickie Quandelacy –Zuni corn maiden

Chongqing sculpture

Shibanpo Yangtze River Bridge – two of the four Seasons sculptures at the location – these were the first nude public sculptures in China. Cast in aluminium, they stirred up controversy and had to be thinly veiled.

Biswarup-SarkarFrom-the-mythological-story-India--Char-Bangla-Temple-complex,-Murshidabad,-West-Bengal,-India,

Terracotta relief — Char Bangla Temple

Biswarup Sarkar Flickr

Goddess-Durga-on-the-wall-of-a-temple-in-Char-Bangla-Temple-complex,-Murshidabad,

Goddess Durga on the wall of Char Bangla Temple complex, Murshidabad,

As a goddess, Durga’s feminine power contains the combined energies of all the gods.

Christ of the Abyss underwater statue - Miami

Christ of the Abyss underwater statue – Miami

vase by Japanese Potter Yoko Komae

Natasha Dikareva teapot

c-Beautiful

White Dove Figurine – Rosenthal – Signed F. Heidenreich

Germany – 1590

Australian Lyrebird-Alex Maisey

Australian Lyrebird – Alex Maisey

Ancient Female Goddess relief Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Statue of Sofia with owl of wisdom sitting on her arm – Georgi Chapkanov

Belgrade, Bulgaria

Annette-Jalilova-sculpture abstracted

Annette Jalilova

‘Awakening’ Sculpture by Mircea Puscas

c, an art print by Julie Dillon-----Space Sirens

‘Beyond the Stars: At Galaxy’s Edge’, art print by Julie Dillon—–Space Sirens

Ceramic Vase -- Lehigh Senior High School Center for the Arts

Ceramic Vase — Lehigh Senior High School Center for the Arts

Dancing Shiva

Land of Venus III-Photograph by Steven Irwin

‘Land of Venus III’ – Photograph by Steven Irwin

Mayan Rattle depicting a goddess.-600–800AD

Mayan Rattle depicting a goddess

600–800AD

Egyptian-theme-Metal-Sculptureby-Pierre-Matter

Egyptian theme Metal Sculpture head by Pierre Matter

‘Chronos 8’ – Nicolas Schoffer

Monument of gratitude_to_france

Monument of gratitude – Belgrade

Moon Goddess by Becca Douglas

‘Moon Goddess’ by Becca Douglas

Niankhwadjet inhales the scent of a lilyFirst half of Dynasty 4-(2575-2520-B.C

Egyptian relief – Niankhwadjet inhales the scent of a lily

Dynasty 4-(2575-2520-B.C}

Nike--the winged goddess of Victory, her figure at Ephesus,Ionia,Asia-Minor.

Carved figure of Nike–the winged Goddess of Victory

Ephesus,Ionia, Asia-Minor

Duetto female Art Deco figure sculpture by-Erte

‘Duetto’ – Erte

Bronze sculpture of the Dian Kingdom, 3rd century BCE

Bronze sculpture of the Dian Kingdom, 3rd century BCE, China

Pat Swyler--ceramic sculpture kwan-yin

Pat Swyler — ceramic meditation figures kwan yin

reefline-sculpture-underwater park-Miami-Beach

Reefline sculpture underwater park – Miami Beach

Diving at Reefline sculpture underwater park - Miami Beach

Diving at Reefline sculpture underwater park – Miami Beach

Jessie Makinson – ‘Miss ghost’

Fabian Lang Gallery, Zurich

Jessie-Mooy raku art

Raku sculpture – ‘Lady with wolf’ – Jessie Mooy

banteay_srei_temple_travel_antique_old_beautiful_angkor_wat_siem_reap

Goddess relief – Banteay Srei Temple, Ankor Wat

Cambodia

Ada-Loumani glass vessel

French artist Ada Loumani glass vessel

Amanda-Charchian

Photo by Amanda Charchian

KATHERINE-GORGE,-NT--Emile-Ristevski

Ohoto — Emile Ristevski

Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory

Rōka no geigi-(Entertainer standing on a veranda)---Eizan Kikukawa (1787-1867)

Rōka no geigi (Entertainer standing on a veranda)—Eizan Kikukawa

1787-1867

Chris Hawthorne glass vessel

Chris Hawthorne

Four Moonface cups - Rebecca Hillman

Moonface cups – Rebecca Hillman

Walnut by Franka Slothouber (Netherlands)

Green Tara,-14th-15th-centuryTibet

Tibetan Green Tara bronze turquoise statue

Jari Cornelis -- Storm Dragon

Jari Cornelis — Storm Dragon

Old Chinese Cizhou Kiln Porcelain Dynasty Palace Phoenix Bottle Vase

Chinese Cizhou Kiln Porcelain Dynasty Palace Phoenix Bottle Vase

A female Dryad dances gracefully

Tree carving — female Dryad dancing gracefully

Mulas textile craft of the Kuna people, a self-governing indigenous from the e San Blas islands.

Terracotta Aphrodite riding a dolphin over the sea

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Suiseki gazing stones art

February 14, 2021

Han Jiang river stone

Gongshi belongs to the Chinese tradition of venerating beautiful stones, which has existed since the Neolithic era, when prized geological specimens were placed into tombs as offerings. Chinese writers composed essays praising the natural qualities of these gazing stones, especially if they were represenative of mythological creatures like dragons, spiritual concepts, prominent mountains or had a captivating aesthetic. They are also known as Lingbi Stones and Scholar Rocks and have been a favorite with collectors since ancient times. Some were revered if they conjured imagery of immortals and sages or the remote mountain grottoes and caves where they liked to dwell. The Japanese called these stones Shuiseki, which meant Water and Stone and they were used for interior decoration and in courtyards and gardens.

The Rinzai Zen monks from Kyoto wrote in 1474 that the contemplation of evocotive stones allows you to look upon grand vistas without travelling far, feel grounded and experience cleansing and purification of the heart. It was recognized as being good for enriching the spirit and prolonging happiness. Generally, shiseki stones are formed naturally or with a minimal amount of manipulation.

contemplation stone

‘Beyond the Path’ gazing stone

Krizopras stone

Chinese Scholar's Rock---Red Taihu Stone

Chinese Scholar’s Rock—Red Taihu Stone

Ascension Gongshi Scholar Stone

Chinese Qing Dynasty Scholar's Stone

Chinese Qing Dynasty Scholar’s Stone

Hualien rose stone

Suiseki stone from Momjave Desert

Approaching the Chasm — Suiseki stone from Momjave Desert with copper hues

Suiseki stone Cascading water--Omugawa ishi

Contemplation stone with appearance of cascading water–Omugawa Ishi

Shuiseki stone with black serpent

Orange Shuiseki with black undulating serpent

forest in moonlight Shuiseki

Forest in full moon Suiseki

photo – Fabio Petroni

Suiseki creation chaos

landscape elliptical stone

Polished oval stone

Abstract scholar stone

seated ox suiseki

Resting Ox suiseki stone

ancient proverb

Year Of The Ox – 2021

Green and ochre Suiseki stone

Bowing Humble-servant

Bowing servant

sillohete-forest suiseki

Tree silhoette suiseki

elliptical-stone suiseki

Ellyptical suiseki

immortal being suiseki stone

Immortal figure suiseki

Spinach green suiseki stone

Spinach green Gongshi

Red and white suiseki stone

Mountain lake vista

Wild Typhoon storm

Typhoon Vortex

Japanese Geisha girl

Japanese Geisha suiseki

Modernist form Suiseki

orb portal journey

Orb portal stone

Dragon dynamism suiseki

Burnt trees suiseki

suiseki weeping wllow tree

Suiseki Willow

Rounded fossilized-calliagraphy-stone

Rounded fossilized calliagraphy stone

Cranial crown chakra stone

gazing-stone on wooden base

Suiseki waterfall stone

Natural landscape suiseki

Half Moon Bay portal stone

Hualien Rose shuiseki stone

Irish Hag Stone

Jade shuiseki stone

Jade Elephant suiseki stone

Ken McLeod---jade colour mountain

Ken McLeod—jade colour mountain

Red Jasper sculpture stone

Suiseki mountains

Riversoul Crafts Etsy

Ruby imbedded fuschite

Ruby imbedded fuschite heart rejuvination

Suiseki-art-stones

Suiseki Waterfall Stone — Abegawa River, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan—–Kenichi Oguchi gift – 2001

Taking flight suiseki

Taking flight scholar stone

NGV

seated-sage-stone contemplation

Seated Sage stone contemplation

Malachite in its natural state evokes lush green hills in early summer.-Lukuni-Mine,-Katanga-Province,-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo---Ralph-W-Johnson

Malachite in its natural state evokes lush green hills in early summer.

Lukuni Mine – Democratic Republic of Congo—Ralph W Johnson

Awakening suiseki stone

The Universe speckled scholar stone

Dragon descending scholar stone

!6.5 ins H — Qing Dynasty, ca. 17th to 18th century CE.

Large Chinese 'Gongshi' Scholar Stone

Large Chinese ‘Gongshi’ Scholar Stone

Chinese Lingbi stone

Globular horses vessel – Paolo Staccioli

Ma Chang Red Stone

Mountain-Range-Stone---Eel-River-California---Richard-Manning

Green Mountain Range stone

Eel River-California—Richard Manning

Trident maple (Acer buergerianum), has its roots growing over a rock and its foliage and stems trimmed in the shape of a dragon

National Bonsai and Penjing Museum

Sheer face mountain

Sheer face mountain suiseki

Back of a woman

Dragon moving

Dragon movement

Cliff top down to plains — suiseki stone

suiseki-stone red and white

Suiseki schematic figures

Suiseki landscape

Svend Bayer lustre glaze

Taihu limestone Scholar Stone--met

Taihu limestone Scholar Stone

met

Tall Sculptural Form, Kohiki--14ins--Shozo

Tall Sculptural Form, Kohiki — Shozo Michikawa

H–14ins

Teaware by Paul Fryman and Mikhail Tovstous (Ukraine) by Pottery Park Store

Teaware by Paul Fryman and Mikhail Tovstous

(Ukraine) Pottery Park Store

‘Whirlwind’ Suisaki

Zymoglyphic Museum

Wu Jiang River stone Suiseki

Shuisaki stone

Suiseki

Da Su Bonsai Studios

Seated monk

Shuiseki sculpture

Suiseki sculpture – Kurokamo-ishi

Shelter Stone – Melba Tucker

Indio, California

spinach and russet jade mountain group,-19th century--carved-in relief-with scholar painting

Spinach and russet jade mountain stone, carved in relief with scholar painting

19th century China

Meditation Gong Shui

Crysanthenum Stone suiseki

Crysanthenum Stone

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Art quotes, quirks and conquering clay

January 15, 2021

Milan Villa

Villa Borromeo Visconti Litta – Renassaince Lombardy palace filled with classical statues and lavish embellishments

Art quotes interspersed with the diversity of ways that nature and humans conquer clay.

Natural Elephant-Rock-Iceland

Elephant Rock, a natural lava formation created in 1973 after the sudden eruption of Mount Eldfell, Iceland

Minoan wall art

Shakespeare quote with Minoan wall art procession

Huge natural Balancing Rock Albany, Australia

Huge natural ‘Balancing Rock’ Albany, Australia

Shozo Michikawa ceramic sculpture

Modigliani quote

Benalla garden mural

Benalla Botanical Gardens mural –

Created by skilled and unskilled artists alike with recognised input from aboriginal groups, the curvaceous terracotta clay Ceramic Mural, with its collanades, cave seats, “thongaphones” and amphitheatre invites the curious to explore its many features. Much of the ceramic work was completed by local artist Judy Lorraine and David W Moore

Benalla-ceramic-mural

Ceramic mural in Victorian town of Benalla

benalla gardens ceramic-mural

Benalla ceramic mural

Ceramic mural relaxing throne

Rock climbing at Big Chief, Lake Tahoe

Lion statues - Bradley and Robin Teets

Lion statues

photo – Bradley and Robin Teets

Ceramic vase Decembrance 2020-Catherine White

Decembrance 2020 – Catherine White

Mukta Top-India hikes-Leo Saldanha

Mukta Top – India hikes –

Photo Leo Saldanha

Grython meets storm

Camouflage by Elnaz Nourizadeh

‘Camouflage’ ceramic bust by Elnaz Nourizadeh

Megalithic culture on Nias Island in Indonesia

1915

David G Wright wavy incised teapot

Joan Miro Disque1956

Joan Miro ‘Disque’

1956

Frozen Angel

Big Bend National Park

Roger Capron pitcher mid century

Roger Capron pitcher

Vallauris

'End Of The Trail'-Clarence Addison Shaler

‘End Of The Trail’ – Clarence Addison Shaler

Guardia statue on mountain side

Guardian statue overlooking harbour

late 17th century Japanese Imari lacquered vase

Japanese Imari lacquered vase

late 17th century

Picasso vase--Le Musee Magnelli Musee

Picasso vase–Le Musee Magnelli

Arucas statue, Canary Islands

Eric-Roinestad ceramic art

Eric Roinestad

Buddha statue

Buddha holding a lotus bowl

Hyper Fast-Cedric Ragot ceramic vessel

‘Hyper Fast’ – Cedric Ragot

Herman Kahler in his workshop by-Laurits Ring-1890

Herman Kahler in his workshop by Laurits Ring

1890

Herman A Kahler art pottery vase, Denmark

Chairish

Ideal Palace-France

Ideal Palace – France

Postman Ferdinand Cheval created the Ideal Palace

Postman Ferdinand Cheval created the Ideal Palace, working 10 hours a day after doing his post deliveries for 10 hours, over a span of 33 years.

Bronze Bowl with Lace--Ursula von Rydingsvard

‘Bronze Bowl with Lace’ — Ursula von Rydingsvard

“I’d rather risk an ugly surprise then rely on things I know I can do.”

Rodin’s ‘Monument to Balzac’ was originally rejected by the critics in Paris. This overly innovative monument caused such an outrage when it was unveiled in 1898 that the commission was cancelled. Rodin never saw his monument cast in bronze. Balzac is depicted in a monks habit, which he liked to wear as a dressing gown when he was writing. The contours were diffused to create a blurred figure alluding to an impressionist style and a dishevelled appearance was favoured but the unmistakable depth of spirit was overlooked by the superficial critiques.

Statue of Saint Peter

Rome

Jean-Michel Voge photo

‘Circle’ – Jackson Pollock

1941

Juan Bordes ceramic bust

Limestone rock formations. The Stone Forest, Shilin Yi, Yunnan

photo – Juan Carlos Munoz

Roger-Herman abstracted ceramic from

Roger Herman

‘Woman and Bird’ statue

Barcelona

Joan Miro sculpture

Joan Miro ceramic totem sculpture

ceramic Buddha figure

Large Hand Painted Clay Buddha Figure

Slipping Stone Series, 2005----Robyn Horne

Slipping Stone Series—-Robyn Horne

Balancing act at Step, Istanbul

Ceramic sculpture balancing act at Step, Istanbul

Nathalie Cuvelier-Ya Teak-Pyan-cave-hpa-an-kayin-state-karen-state-Myanmar-burma-asia_u-l-q12s9zz0

Ya Teak Pyan Cave, Myanmar

photo – Nathalie Cuvelier

Valencia-porta-Almoina-o-dels-RepobladorsThe-last-Cathars

Valencia porta Almoina o dels Repobladors — The last Cathars

Mount Wudjub Guyun (Hollow Mountain)-–-Gariwerd

My son climbed this mountain recently and noticed the Wandjina (cloud spirit) face in the cave

Mount Wudjub Guyun (Hollow Mountain)-–-Gariwerd

The Grampians, Australia

Dragon profile

Mount Wudjub Guyun (Hollow Mountain)-–-Gariwerd

Pair of porelain Dragon vases

Batei ishi-–-Dragon Gate

Batei ishi-–-Dragon Gate — Suiseki stone

Hollow Mountain dragon

Hollow Mountain accent

Outdoor sculpture RHS-garden-Rosemoor

Outdoor sculpture at RHS garden, Rosemoor

Villa-Monastero-Photograph-by-Judy-Wolinsky

Villa Monastero Neptune – Photograph by Judy Wolinsky

Visconti classical statues

Villa Visconti Litta – Milan Province

Italy

Villa Visconti Litta Venus

Villa Visconti Litta palace

Villa Visconti Litta

Villa Visconti Litta Venus water feature

Porcelain Venus by Jeff Koons

Porcelain ‘Venus’ by Jeff Koons

NGV Triennial 2020 till April 2021

Dionysus statue adoration

Golden Bodhisattva-Malaysia Ipoh Kek Lok Tong Cave Temple-Gold-Statue

Golden Bodhisattva – Malaysia Ipoh Kek Lok Tong Cave Temple

Bruce Lee quote

Demeter Goddess of Abundance

Boboli Gardens, Florenc

Spike Milligan qoute on VeniceClayArtists

Making a Monumental-clay-pot demonstration

Monumental clay pot demonstration

ceramics-in-los-angelesPeter-Voulkos-Black-Bulerias-1958-collection-of-John-and-Mary-Pappajohn

Peter Voulkos – ‘Black Bulerias’

1958

Scheier-Pottery relief cup

Scheier Pottery

French ceramicist Georges Jouve---Sculpture--1951---37ins

French ceramicist Georges Jouve—abstract figure sculpture

1951 — 37ins height

Steven Forbes De soule-ceramic art

Steven Forbes De Soule — Earth and Sky raku vessel

Art Deco Rene Lalique-Archers Vase

Rene Lalique – ‘Archers Vase’

dragon abode-Calderona

Dragon abode – Sierra Calderona

Spain

Michael Lucero - North American Dreamer

Michael Lucero – ‘North American Dreamer’

Milan--VI-Art-Triennial.-Painted Pottery Jar made by the House of Art-Albissola-Head design by De Salvo

Painted Pottery Jar made by the House of Art, Albissola-Head design by De Salvo

Milan VI Art Triennial 1936

'The Lovers' - Raymong Duchanp Villon sculpture relief

‘The Lovers’ – Raymong Duchanp Villon

Mosaic statue

Mosaic statue at Tarot Gardens – Nikki Saint Phalle

Mosaic Water Bearer – Nikki Saint Phalle

Red and silver rocket – Nikki Saint Phalle

The fountain at Wittenberg Platz in Berlin--el_vogel

The fountain mermaid at Wittenberg Platz, Berlin

el_vogel

Alagir-gorge-on-the-Transcaucasian-highway.largest-equestrian-monuments-in-the-world,-and-it-weighs,-scary-to-say,-28-tons---

One of the largest equestrian monuments in the world weighing 28 tons

Alagir gorge on the Transcaucasian highway

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Eternal Art Deco elegance

December 2, 2020

‘Ecstacy’ – Erte (Romain De Tirtoff)

Art Deco female dancer sculpture ca.1930 by Ferdinand Preiss, Austria.

Relief at Lobby of the Daily Express-

Art Deco relief mural by Ronald Atkinson

Lobby, (former) Daily Express Building, London

The Art Deco movement was championed in 1925 as a mission to embrace modernism, decorativism and globalism into a collective creative force and harness the artistic talent that had converged on Paris after WW1. A comparable influential trajectory had occured in 1919 when Walter Gropius established the Bauhaus School with the bold objective of merging architecture, sculpture and painting into a single creative expression to develop a utopian craft guild of artists.

The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts (which was the genesis of the term Art Deco) became the focus for this style upheaval and a new design aesthetic emerged replete with references to fashion, finesse, glamour and elegance. The streamlined designs introduced in this era inspired sleeker lines which also appeared in architecture and fashion. According to Erte, Art Deco became a “confluence of Cubism and Art Nouveau.” The unpredictable Cubist abstractions and their fluid perspective had a more refined fusion which became tempered by the harmonious undulations of nature. Erte’s art defined an era of sophistication and luxury combined with a sublime balance and flambouyant fashion exploration to promote a contemporary freedom of expression. Jean Dupas was also one of the adventurous designer artists in the 30s with his fascinating synthesis of Surrrealism, Art Nouveau, Neo Classical and Art Deco. It was an unparralled era for the integration of so many new Art movements into a formidable innovative design front.

Art Deco bronze female posing with pottery vessel

Large Art Deco silvered chryselephantine Art Deco sculpture; designed by Max le Verrier

France

Poole Pottery vase

1933-Art Deco Pontiac Indian hood ornament

Art Deco Pontiac Indian hood ornament

1933

Berlin artist Dodo (Dörte Clara Wolff )

Art Deco coffee set in silver, designed by Paul A. Lobel

1934

Art Deco bronze by Pierre-le-Faguays, France-circa-1930

Art Deco bronze nude dancer by prolific French Art Deco sculptor, Pierre le Faguays

circa-1930

Art Deco coloured Lithongraph by Jean Dupas

Modiano Cigarette poster

RKZ Mensware poster – 1920s

Delahaye 175s Saoutchik Roadster

Art Deco bronze figure ‘Antinea’ by Demetre Chiparus

Art Deco garniture mantle clock

CA. 1930

Splendid Art deco centrepiece with light representing a water fountain-signed-r-durquet

Neptune and mermaid Art Deco centrepiece by R. Durquet

France-20th century

Art deco porcelain bathing beauty exotic dancer figurine..germany

Art deco porcelain bathing beauty exotic dancer figurine.

Germany

Art Deco Eagle sculpture James-T-Foley-Courthouse-in-Albany,-New-York

Art Deco Eagle sculpture — James T Foley Courthouse

Albany, New York

Aussergewöhnliche-vase-wächtersbach,-art-deco,-um-1925,-sammler-stück!

Art deco, um 1925,– Sammler-Stück

Art deco---Czech glass perfume bottle

Art deco—Czech glass perfume bottle

Bulbous French art deco porcelain red & orange stork vase

Bulbous french art deco porcelain red & orange stork vase

woman and peacock porcelain figurine

Reclining woman and peacock porcelain figurine by Lemone

Black Lacquer and Gold Screen-Attributed to Paul Feher

Boch-Freras-Art-Deco-Glazed-Pottery-Floral-Vase

Boch Freras Art Deco Glazed Pottery Floral Vase

Bouraine Art Deco bronze sculpture-- Amazone

Bouraine Art Deco bronze sculpture– ‘Amazone’

Lawrence-Tenney-Stevens-created-a-collection-of-unique-Art-Deco-sculptures-for-the-Exposition

Lawrence Tenney Stevens – long horned sheep with wings ‘Woofus’ sculpture

Texas Exposition 1936

Lucien Lelong---French-Art-Deco-Handpainted-Porcelain-Vase-circa-1935

Lucien Lelong—French Art-Deco Handpainted Porcelain Vase

circa-1935

Carole Lombard dans“Rumba”,-1935,-costum -de Travis Banton

Carole Lombard dans“Rumba”, 1935, costume -de Travis Banton

Bronze-commemorative-medal-by-André-Lavrillier-and-Alfred-Janniot,-1930.-Monument-to-the-children-of-Nice-killed-in-World-War-I

Bronze commemorative medal by André Lavrillier and Alfred Janniot

1930

Palais Stoclet, Brussles

Blue Art Deco Copper Enamel Geometric Design Vase

Camille Faure Art Deco Copper Enamel Geometric Vase

Claudette-Colbert-IS-Cleopatra

Claudette Colbert on Art Deco throne– Cecil B Demille’s Cleopatra

1934

Art Deco vase-Forest-Pattern-with-stylised-trees

Carlton ware Forest Pattern vase with stylised trees

Continental Art-Deco style Animated Antelopes Vase by Keralouvre La Louviere

Spherical Art-Deco style Animated Antelopes Vase by Keralouvre La Louviere

Art Deco Costume-design,-1926

Art Deco/Flapper Costume design

1926

Demetre-Chiparus---Art-Déco---Sculpture-'Danseuse-de-Footsteps'---1925

Demetre Chiparus—Art Déco—Sculpture ‘Danseuse de Footsteps’

1925

PIERRE LAUREL Art Deco bronze of a nude woman lacing her sandals, marble base

1930

1st Dibs

White porcelain The Goddesses by Odyv

The Goddesses by Odyv

Art Deco women with her dog

Delores del Rio portrait

Delores del Rio

Der Windhund, 1929

Goldscheider figurinne---Vienna Elegant Lady With Hat And Gloves By Claire Weiss C.1936

Goldscheider Vienna Elegant Lady With Hat And Gloves By Claire Weiss C.1936

Eelke-Snel---Potterie-Kennemerland---A-beautiful-Art-Deco-can--vase

Art Deco vase with handle — Eelke Snel–Potterie Kennemerland

English School Art Deco reclinging Easy chair--1930

English School Art Deco reclinging Easy chair with walnut frame–1930

Erté,-Dancing in the Dark,-1920’s

Erté, ‘Dancing in the Dark’

1920’s

Art-deco-vase

Strikingly original Art Deco abstract design vase

Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss ‘Breasting the tape’

circa 1925

Fortunato Depero, Futurist 'Vogue',-1929-ca.

Fortunato Depero, Futurist ‘Vogue’ cover

1929-ca.

Frankart Table Lamp Glass and painted metal-Square-pink

Frankart Table Lamp Glass and painted metal Square

Haller Revue-1924-Monika Sperr-performer

Haller Revue 1924 – Monika Sperr

In der Loge, 1929

Dodo – In der Loge, 1929

Red and white Art Deco jug JarroBrancoLaranja-VistaAlegre-1935

Art Deco jug Jarro Branco Laranja – Vista Alegre

1935

Joe Descomps-beauty-of-paris-art-deco-figurine-cape-girl

Joe Descompe – art deco figurine – girl with cape

Josephine-Baker with dancers

Josephine Baker

1936.

Lady Mantle Clock by Uriano

Naked dbacer with greyhound

Large bronze sculpture with silver patina depicting a young naked dancer and a greyhound –Abel R Philippe

House Of Erte-Fireflies---Royal Dalton

House Of Erte – ‘Fireflies’—Royal Dalton

RENE-BUTHAUD-vase-in-crackled-white-enamelled-ceramic-decorated-with-three-nude-women

Crackled white vase – Rene Buthaud

Sevres flared vase - Ruhlmann-N°3

Sevres flared vase – Ruhlmann N°3

Czech Jazz Art Deco glass vase

CzechJazz Art Deco vase

Sheryls

ART-WARE-BAKEWELLS-SYDNEY-AUSTRALIAN-POTTERY-ART-DECO-VASE

Newtone art deco vase

Australia

Silvered bronze French Art Deco naked girl on marble plinth

Stoneware vase by Carl Harry Stalhane for Rorstrand

Art Deco set created in Sydney for Superman Returns

Daily Planet Art Deco set created in Sydney for Superman Returns

Swedish-Rorstrans---1935-porcelain seagull vase

Swedish Rorstrans–porcelain vase

1935

Tänzerin ''Spanischer Shawl'' Josef Lorenzl (Entwurf), Goldscheider, Wien, um 1928-29 Auf flach gewölbtem Rundsockel stehende Tänzerin (Dolores del Rio

Tänzerin ”Spanischer Shawl” Josef Lorenzl (Entwurf), Goldscheider, (Dolores del Rio)

1928-29

Swedish-art-deco-Vase-by-Gunnar-Nylund---for-Rorstrand

Swedish art deco vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand

The Birth of Venus-Important Art Deco Panel- sculptural bas relief-----Boris Blai-1956

The Birth of Venus- Art Deco styled sculptural bas relief—Boris Blai

1956

The Gentlemen with the Glacier Eye, 1928

‘The Gentlemen with the Glacier Eye’ – Dodo

1928

“The lute player” – Jan & Joel Martel

1932

Trim-fireplace-clock in white marble veined beige decorated with floral motifs in gilded bronze.Aguttes

Trim fireplace clock in white marble veined beige decorated with floral motifs in gilded bronze

Aguttes

‘The Man’ – M. Lhermann

L’Homme 1939

Two Art Deco Cubist vases, France, 1925-33; Glazed earthenware; Both signed T R LALLEMANT MADE IN FRANCE---7.5inches

Two Art Deco Cubist vases–Glazed earthenware–signed T R Lallemant

France

7.5inches

VALLAURIS Louis GIRAUD grand vase ART DECO

Louis GIRAUD grand Art Deco vase

Vallauris

A Daum Art Deco glass Vase-(1930-35)---Dalbera,Paris

A Daum Art Deco glass Vase (1930-35)—Dalbera,Paris

Africanist Deco Vase and cover by René Buthaud

Vintage Art Deco French Orientalist decor – Caravan Scene Painted Glass Vase

Vase Pierrefonds 20th Art Deco for Crystallizations Signed 40 Cm

Vase Pierrefonds 20th Art Deco for Crystallizations

Height 40 Cm

Vogue-Cover---June-1926-Poster-Print-by-William-Bolin-at-the-Condé-Nast-Collection

Vogue Cover—June 1926 Poster Print by William Bolin

You owe it to your audience-Kayser stockings

‘You owe it to your audience’ – Kayser stockings

1930s

Waylande Gregory,-Burlesque Dancer porcelain figurine

Waylande Gregory–‘Burlesque Dancer’ white porcelain cubist figurine

Music of the Art Deco era

Darlin’ — Lucky Millinder Orchestra

Yes!Yes! — Mills Blue Rythym Band – 1937

‘Some Of These Days’ – Valaida Snow — (on vocals and trumpet) – 1937

Valaida Snow -‘I Must Have That Man’ – 1936

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Shambhala Gardens Crystal Castle

October 16, 2020

Shambhala-Gardens Mullumbimby

Shambhala Gardens, Mullumbimby

QLD, Australia

Naran and Sono King have created a remarkable lush botanical and crystal scupture garden paradise in the sub tropical Byron hinterland that attracts many nature addicts, crystal lovers, selfie seekers and New Age Eastern Art afficiondos. The natural beauty and serenity of the location is filled with a unique tanquility.

crystal circle

Rose crystal circles

@_alice_in_wanderland

Guardian crystals

Crystal sentinal – @earth_flow_yoga

Garden Buddha – Shambhala Gardens Crystal Castle

Naran-and-Sono-King----Crystal Castle

Naran and Sono King

The Damanhur Spiral at Shambhala Gardens Crystal Castle

Dewi Sri is known as the Goddess of Rice

Dewi Sri

In Bali, Dewi Sri is known as the Goddess of Rice. Rice is considered a sacred food given to humankind by the deities to sustain us in a way no other food can.

giant-fuchsite crystal

Huge Fuchsite crystal, 370kg

The mystic lore of Fuchsire is ‘Rejuvenation’ It is the green variety of Muscovite and gains colour from high concentrations of chromium. Fuchsite is a healer’s stone, used to find the root cause of disease within the body and facilitate deep healing on many levels. It is said to enhance one’s connection and appreciation of the beauty in nature.

Black Obsidian grounding sphere

Tropical datura flowers

Datura flowers, Shambhala Gardens

Amethyst-angel wings

Amethyst angel wings

@chocolako

@khtunga----worlds largest amythest cave

Worlds largest amethyst cave – Shambhala Gardens Crystal Castle

@khtunga

Orchid – @matt_nulley

Giant amethyst geods

Giant Amethyst Guardians – largest pair of crystal geodes in the world

Sourced in Uraguay, Height 5.7 metres — @matt_nulley

Buddha statue@silviaaluucena

Sublime Buddha statue – @silviaaluucena

Garrden Bubddha statue

Sitting Buddha – Shambhala Gardens and Crystal Castle

@brad345

Massive eight ton Uruguayan Treasure Chest, with green and pink Jasper on the outside and lavender amythest and yellow calcites on the inside

Lakshmi in tropicaal setting

Lakshmi

yogic sun salute

Sun salute – @sweetmedjool

local green frog

Local frog

labradorite crystal piece

Labradorite crystal

giant rose crystal sculpture

‘Rosie’ the Rose Quartz crystal of love

The amazing Shambhala Gardens statues are hand carved from volcanic rock from Gunung Merapi (mountain of fire), the same stone used to carve the famous Buddhist monument Borobudur in Java, Indonesia.

Aqua-Aura crystal at Shambhala Gardens

Aqua-Aura crystal

Created by infusing natural Clear Quartz with pure Gold, this spectacular Aqua Aura has been used to facilitate illumination and awakening of one’s spiritual self. It has been used also to assist in cleansing and removing energy blockages.

Ancient knowledge petrified wood

Genius Stone, Fluorite, represents the highest state of mental achievement.

Avalokitesvara Statue-at-Crystal-Castle-&-Shambhala-Gardens

Avalokitesvara Statue

Black-Green-tourmaaline ruled by Zeus

Black/Green tourmaline ruled by Zeus

Celestite-crystal

Celestite crystal — promotes discernment and higher spiritual awareness. A calming, soothing, gentle stone that radiates an uplifting energy and is good stone for gaining understanding and promoting inner peace.

mystical castle

Mystical castle

shambhala-gardens-Sodalite-chair

Sodalite chair – for obvious reasons it is associated with the water signs, especially the Cancerian crab, with the qualities of insight and intuition.

Large Citrine-crystal

Citrine crystal

Citrine is known as the crystal of manifestation, abundance, and creativity…⁠ ⁠ Citrine crystals are said to carry a strong fire element energy which works with the sacral and solar plexus chakras to support self-confidence and empowerment as well as bringing clarity about any energy blockages towards abundance and manifesting.

Buddha with garlands

Buddha decorated with floral garlands

Crystal Castle Labradorite

Rose quartz spherical fountain-spins-each-and-every-day

Rose quartz spherical fountain

Buddhas footprint sculpture

Buddhas Footprint

A hand-carved, sandstone sculpture from India. Buddha’s feet is known as Buddhapada, one of the symbols to represent Buddha and his teachings. The Buddhapada has a central motif of a chakra wheel, representing the techings of Buddha and the eight spokes represents the Eightfold Noble Path. The Buddha’s feet here has 108 symbols, including the toe symbols.

children runnning past Ganesh statue

Children running past Ganesh, the remover of obstacles, at the ‘Buddha Walk’. The Hindu religion believes that honouring Ganesh before new ventures and during life changes assures easier trasition and success. He is also revered as the god of education and literature, knowledge, wisdom and wealth.

The ‘Buddha Walk’ is a unique half kilometre walk offering spectacular views of Byron’s hinterland. On the walk you will discover giant crystals, lush sub-tropical gardens, enormous statues, a bamboo walk, and beautiful spaces for contemplation and meditation.

Elestial quartz crystals are said to have an extremely high vibration

Elestial quartz crystals are said to have an extremely high vibration and they are layered with markings and multiple points of terminations.

Green Apophyllite---Earth's Magic crystal

Green Apophyllite—Earth’s Magic crystal

Large Ruby Fuchsite crystal

I-may-not-have-gone-where-I-intended-to-go,-but-I-think-I-have-ended-up-where-I-needed-to-be

Bubddha head

Lotus pond at Shambala Gardens

Keep-Your-Eyes-On-The-Stars,-And-Your-Feet-On-The-Ground

Enchanted Amethest Cave — @_shoushou__

This gigantic crystal of the Enchanted Cave is approximately 5.5 metres wide and weighs over 20,000 kilograms,
(20 tonnes)

Labradorite!⁠ crystal

Labradorite! crystal

Girl traversing-the-labryinth

Walking the labryinth

Kalachakra World Peace Stupa

Mystical blue labradorite free form

Ancient Nautilus fossil

Photo by @joymeetsworld___Lotus Mosaic – by Turiya Bruce

Lotus Mosaic by Turiya Bruce

‘Blessing Buddha’ – 4 metres high and weighing 14 tonne

Photo by @joymeetsworld___

Rose-Quartz-table-sits-beneath-the-mango-tree

Rose Quartz table under a mango tree

Shambahla Gadens Sodalite crystal

Shambahla Gadens large Sodalite Crystal

Descending on the Bamboo Walk

Shambahla Gardens

Amethyst Guardian sentinels

Amethyst Guardian sentinals

@leestaggereigengrau—

Ganesh

Shambala Gardens Crystal Castle nesteld in the Byron hinterlands

Jasper with quartz vein and golden tiger eye bead

Crystal Castle store

Nandi the Bull volcanic rock statue

Nandi, the bull represents joy attained through celebration and also through strength and restraint

@Katy-Mac===

Amethest, Agate and Chlorite heart

Heart shaped Amethest, Agate and Chlorite crystal

Sparkly Fairy Spirit quartz

Spirit Quartz is known as the crystal of harmony and universal love.

Photo-by-@danielavianna--amethyst gateway

Photo by @danielavianna—Amethyst gateway

Red headed rock agama lizard

Red headed rock agama

holding a black Tourmaline crystal

Purifying black Tourmaline crystal

Treasured in many ancient civilizations, the Pyrite crystal stone

Pyrite crystal stone – Treasured in many ancient civilizations

The Earthkeeper... This incredibly rare one-tonne Clear Quartz crystal was found in Brazil in 2006@jayne.elizabeth.lightlife

‘The Earthkeeper’… This incredibly rare one-tonne Clear Quartz crystal was found in Brazil in 2006

@jayne.elizabeth.lightlife

The Smokey Quartz grounding crystal throne

Tropical Cryatal Garden Ganesh

Tropical Crystal Garden Ganesh

Amythyst Wizzard Hat

Amethyst Wizard Hat

Spectacular piece of Chrysocolla & Malachite!

Chrysocolla & Malachite crystal

Inspirational Shambhala Gardens scroll

More art from the Byron region

Dingo by Nick Warfield

‘Dingo’ by Nick Warfield

Brunswick Heads Nature Sculpture Walk, Byron Bay

Melissa Hirsch--'Jellyfish Tree'

Melissa Hirsch–‘Jellyfish Tree’

Nick-Warfield-–-Nunguu-Stancesculpturwalk

Nick Warfield -–- ‘Nunguu Stance’

Sculptural walk Brunswick Heads

Buddha-at-Gaia Retreat

Buddha at Gaia Retreat

Pandanas Seed People-–-Antone Bruinsma

‘Pandanas Seed People’ -–- Antone Bruinsma

Wollumbin

Byron Hinterland

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Evolved Resolve virtual exhibition

September 27, 2020

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Andrea Claire Studio — ‘Constantin 4′

Evolved Resolve is an exhibition curated by Female Design Council founder Lora Appleton for the September 2020 LA Design Festival. We are thrilled to partner with Incollect, who is providing the platform to share this extraordinary group of works. This stellar collection of works consists of furniture, art, sculpture, lighting, jewelry, and ceramics, with a focus on strong and unique forms. Womxn-made and designed, masterful in construction, at times delicate and subversive, these pieces reflect the spirit, and dedication of our makers.

FEATURED ARTISTS & DESIGNERS:

Fanae Aaron . Lani Adeoye . Malene Barnett . Yolande Milan Batteau . Kate Casey . Andrea Claire . Liz Collins . Kate Duncan . Rachel Duvall . Libs Elliott . Estudio Persona . Rebecca Claire Ford . Debra Folz . Yen Ha . Sadé Hooks . Lisa Hunt . Mary Little . Elise McMahon . Beverly Morrison . Maria Moyer . Eny Lee Parker . Sienna Patti: Gabriella Kiss . Kalkidan Hoex . Mallory Weston . Zoë Pawlak . Arati Rao . Amanda Richards . Judy Ross . Andreea Avram Rusu . RxART: Lesley Vance . Mansi Shah . Gabrielle Shelton . Alyse Stone . Stoneleaf Retreat: Rebecca Reeve . Michele Varian . Juliana Vasconcellos . Jennie Wilde . Yard Concept: Dina Nur Satti

Amanda Richards - Pearl Pendants

Amanda Richards – ‘Pearl Pendants’

Amanda Richards--design---prism sconce

Amanda Richards–design—‘Prism Sconce’

Amanda Richards—–‘Prism Sconce’

Artist Andrea Claire Studio_Stabile 202

Andrea Claire Studio — Stabile 202

Andrea Claire Studio — ‘Stabile 202′

This sculptural standing lamp, inspired by Alexander Calder sculptures, will animate any residential, commercial, or hospitality project.

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Andrea Claire Studio – ‘Cassiopeia 13: Porcelain – 3 Stems‘

Cassiopeia 13: Porcelain – 3 Stems is a horizontal mobile with 15 glowing hand-cast porcelain polyhedrons

Andreea Avram Rusu Confetti Pink

Andreea Avram Rusu – ‘Confetti Pink’

Link Chadelier-Avram Rusu Studio

‘Link Chadelier’ – Avram Rusu Studio

YUGEN SERIES – NO. 1 – Beverly Morrison

In Japanese, Yugen means having a profound awareness of the universe that triggers an emotional response.

‘When I started creating these pieces, “The Universe Speaks” was a phase that kept repeating in my head. Every piece is unique, yet attempting to convey the birth, death and energy of the cosmos…..the divine spark.”

‘Sora’ – Beverly Morrison

In Japanese, Kū or Sora, most often translated as “Void”, but can also mean “sky” or “heaven”. Representing those things beyond our everyday experience, particularly those things composed of pure energy. The word seemed to fit the vision I had when sculpting this piece. I was staring down into a pond, watching the shadows above me being cast down onto the waters surface. The shadows of the tree danced with life, fueled by the wind around me, yet reflected a void. Sora represents life in the stillness of the void.

Details: A process of combining Stoneware Clay, Porcelain Slip and Metallic Gold Glaze

Beverly Morrison--Moon ceramic sculpture

Beverly Morrison — ‘Moon’

H21.5 inches

“Moon” is about the interconnection of harmony and discord. The sculpture was created with two distinct clay bodies that have differing shrinkage rates. During the firing process they meld together, yet pull apart all at the same time creating cracks and imperfections in a harmonic way.

‘Rain’ – Beverly Morrison, LA

H 14” x W 19” x D 13” in

” Back in 2012 I went on a ceramics tour in Japan. I had the pleasure to be introduced to the work of Hiroshi Senju, a contemporary Japanese painter best known for his large-scale monochromatic depictions of waterfalls. This piece is dedicated to his work.”

Hand-built; Cone 5/6 Oxidation Firing; Slips & Oxides

Photos-by-Eduardo-Acosta---Antiguo -- Beverly Morrison

‘Antiguo’ — Beverly Morrison

Photos by Eduardo Acosta

Euclid Shelf--rPeg Woodworking Kate Casey

‘Euclid Shelf’ — Peg Woodworking Kate Casey — Peg Woodworking

Euclid Bench--Peg Woodworking -- Kate Casey

‘Euclid Bench’ — Kate Casey– Peg Woodworking

Peg Woodworking-by Kate Casey-Fireside Bench

Peg Woodworking by Kate Casey – ‘Fireside Bench’

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Kate Casey – ‘Una Chair’

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Sally Suzuki, Kate Casey, Catherine Woodard — Peg Woodworking

Photo by Alex Schaefer

Kate Casey,Totem wood sculptures

Kate Casey, ‘Totem’

ADIRE I--stoneware-Malene Barnett

‘ADIRE I’ — Malene Barnett

stoneware sculpture

Redemption critiques the relationship between social relevance and inequality. Every piece, though built by hand in Brooklyn, pays homage to the traditional hand-building techniques found in the Yorubaland region of south-western Nigeria. Using the Gele-headwrap as a signifier, Malene blends her two-year-study of the slab building technique with an enquiry into the uncertainties of life to construct sculptures in rippling layers of clay. She gathers inspiration for her twisted sculptures from the unpredictable obstacles we encounter in life. The bold, organic patterns are etched freehand using underglazes and wax to reference the dye resist technique used in Adire textiles.

Malene Barnett

Folded--Malene Barnett - carved geometric clay built

‘Folded’ — Malene Barnett

Alyse-Stone painting

Alyse Stone

Alyse Stone-Alchemical Manual Coelum Philosophorum

Alyse Stone – ‘Alchemical Manual Coelum Philosophorum’

Alyse Stone-Unequivocal Black Metroid Specimen

Alyse Stone – ‘Unequivocal Black Metroid Specimen XY’

‘Kintsugi’ — Alyse Stone

2019

A tribute to black women from many years past. Kintsugi is the Japanese practice of repairing broken ceramics with gold. The black texture is designed to be reminiscent of the system of slavery. The sculpture stands tall, as the colors create a stark, visual contrast showcasing the elegance, despite the obstacles. This piece is made with clay and metal patina.

Ten Million Degrees Celsius by Alyse Stone

‘Ten Million Degrees Celsius’ – Alyse Stone

Alyse Stone ceramic vessel

‘Fountain Of Youth’ – Alyse Stone

2019 – clay + metal patina

Debra Folz - X West Elm Collection

Debra Folz – X West Elm Collection

Deborah-Folz design

Ribbon Wall Mounted Bedsides — Debra Folz

Yolande Milan Batteau-Grey, Kintsugi, Gesture with Pearls

Yolande Milan Batteau – Grey, Kintsugi, Gesture with Pearls

Yolande Milan Batteau Gesture 5.16

Yolande Milan Batteau — Gesture

Yolande Milan Batteau - Meiji Tapestry

Yolande Milan Batteau – Meiji, Tapestry

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Yolande Milan Batteau – Gesture 16

Yolande Milan Batteau

Batteau studied philosophy and painting at the Sorbonne in Paris, San Francisco Art Institute, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Having traveled the world early in her career, Batteau has a strong affinity for a wide range of cultures and their arts. Many of the techniques, motifs and materials she has fallen in love with on her travels manifest in her artwork. Belgian simplicity, French decadence, African complexity, Japanese refinement, and American bravado are all equally beloved, alongside a host of more niche, less easily-definable aesthetics.

2019--Linen and natural dyes--24”-x-24”Rachel Duvall

Linen and natural dyes– Rachel Duvall – 2019

24”-x-24”

Woven works by Rachel Duvel, interior design by Mary Valaika Design

Carley Rudd Photography

Caroline-Geys digital art

Caroline Geys digital art

Liz Collins

‘Ball and Chain’ – Wall art – Liz Collins

Can be hung in at least 3 different configurations – 36ins H

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‘Distancer Pursuer’ – Liz Collins

Mullin Art Gallery

Tactile and energetic, Collins’ large-scale wall works recall the geometric abstract weavings of the Bauhaus, and the “retinal titillations” of Op-art painting. As always, Collins queers these influences to create an erotically charged language of hot color and frenetic pattern. “When I think about my work related to Maximalism,” she shares, “it makes sense in relation to the dualities I’m preoccupied with like pleasure and pain, chaos and order, restraint and release – extremes that are interdependent.” Tightly woven areas are juxtaposed with luxurious swaths of loose, flowing threads, and allusions to the body erupt amidst the stricture of grids.

Liz Collins-Mullin Art Gallery-at-Occidental College-in-Los-Angeles,-CA

Liz Collins – Mullin Art Gallery, Occidental College, LA, CA

The maximalist impulse is subversive by nature; excessive and decadent. Not only does it flout bourgeois notions of taste ala “less is more”, but it also flagrantly reconfigures them. Jean Genet brilliantly summed this up in The Thief’s Journal when he wrote: “To achieve harmony in bad taste is the height of elegance.” With their electric, bombastic hues and dizzying, graphic patterns, Liz Collins textile works exemplify such harmony.

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Liz Collins – ‘Phase12 H20′

Rebecca Claire Ford - Calenda lamp-red

Rebecca Claire Ford – Calenda lamp

Hand tufted rug-by-Rebecca Claire Ford

Hand tufted rug — Rebecca Claire Ford

‘Tantuvi’ rugs–Arati Rao

Arati Rao-Claystone woven rug

Arati Rao – ‘Claystone’ woven rug

Hand-built-ceramic-bodyStar Stamp Ceramic Stitch Stool

‘Star Stamp Ceramic Stitch Stool ‘- Eny Lee

Hand-built-ceramic-body

Eny Lee — ‘Camel Lamp’ large

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Eny Lee – three planters

Eny-Lee ceramic lamp pillar

Eny Lee ceramic lamp pillar

Eny Lee Parker – ‘Oo Lamp’

Eny Lee Parker is an architect, artist and writer. Born in Saigon, she lives in New York City, where she co-founded Front Studio, an architecture firm.

Kini Chaise -- Lani Adeoye--Studio Lani contemporary leisure chairs

Kini Chaise — Lani Adeoye

Studio Lani

Studio Lani--Sis Eko

Studio Lani — ‘Sis Eko’ floor lamp

Lani Adeoye-Talking Stool-

Lani Adeoye – ‘Talking Stool’

Mansi Shah-Interlocking Vessels ceramic sculpture

Mansi Shah – ‘Interlocking Vessels’

MM---thisness

MM(Maria Moyer) – Thisness series

MM--Stoneware,-terra-sigillata-and-oxides,-2019

Maria Moyer

Maria Moyer–Untitled after Euglena

Maria-Moyer-Untitled-installation

Maria Moyer-wall installation

Fanae-Aaron mirror

Fanae Aaron

PARTS + ASSEMBLY (Fanae Aaron)

PARTS + ASSEMBLY uses a mix of material and color surfaces to make geometric compositions for the wall.

Sade-hooks-jewellry adornment

Sade Hooks jewellry

Sade Hooks-jewellery

Sade Hooks

Sade Hooks-Nazar Ring

Sade Hooks- ‘Nazar Ring’

Sade Hooks jewellry

MJ Tyson — 93 Crestwood Road

Sienna Patti Contemporary

Libs Elliott

Elizabeth (Libs) Elliott is a textile artist and designer exploring the intersection of technology and traditional craft by using generative design to build handmade quilts.

Libs Elliott

An Impossible Arm to Hold

‘An Impossible Arm to Hold’ – Zoe Pawlak

Zo Pawlak-Somehow Held painting

Zo Pawlak – ‘Somehow Held’

Zoe PawlakFalse Notice for False Leaving

Zoe Pawlak — ‘False Notice for False Leaving’

portrait photo -- Zoe---Charly West

Zoe Pawlak — photo Charly West

Duality-zoe-pawlawk painting

Duality – Zoe Pawlawk

White and gold ink on paper

‘White and gold ink on paper’ — Yen Ha

She Could be Bac Nam -- YHa

‘She Could be Bac Nam’ — Yen Ha

Yen is an architect, artist and writer. Born in Saigon, she lives in New York City, where she co-founded Front Studio, an architecture firm.

1Asymmetrical Vessel with Sculptured MovementDismorphic Tail---Jennie Wilde

‘Asymmetrical Vessel with Sculptured Movement,Dismorphic Tail’ — Jennie Wilde

Different Cloth Jerrell Gibbs

‘Different Cloth’ – Jerrell Gibbs

Natural African Mahogany and Juta FiberJuliana Vasconcellos and Matheus Barreto

Natural African Mahogany and Juta Fiber – Juliana Vasconcellos and Matheus Barreto

Kalkidan Hoex-The NEW tribe Ring

Kalkidan Hoex-‘The NEW tribe Ring’ 17

Kalkidan Hoex

Uruguayan-artist-Colette-Hillel

Colette Hillel – Estudio Persona

Estudio Persona was created by Emiliana Gonzalez and Jessie Young in 2014. Working as part of a deeply collaborative process, their unconventional designs are inspired by natural forms and follow sculptural lines; a distinctly neutral and minimal take on the monochromatic melancholy of their native Uruguay. Based out of their studio and showroom in Los Angeles, Estudio Persona work with natural materials in brilliantly contrasting ways

Jessie Young&Emiliana Gonzalez-H Chair

Jessie Young & Emiliana Gonzalez – H Chair

Jessie Young / Emiliana Gonzalez – ‘Arrow Side Table’

Gabrielle Shelton

Gabrielle-Shelton-Stair Coffee Table

Steel Stair Coffee Table – Gabrielle Shelton

Contemporary decor--Michele Varian-Fleurish Minor Chandelier

Michele Varian – ‘Fleurish Minor Chandelier’

Michele Varian - Fleurish Sconce

Michele Varian – ‘Fleurish Sconce’

Michelle Varian

Michele Varian--granite stoneware clay Face Vase

Michele Varian — granite stoneware clay Face Vase

Michelle Varian ceramic vessels

Michelle Varian ceramic vessel collection

Johanna Goodman

Johanna Goodman collage

Dina Nur Satti-Habba Vessel

Dina Nur Satti – ‘Habba Vessel’

Dina Nur Satti – ‘Acacia Vase’

Contemporary furnitur-Juliana Lima Vasconcellos Studio

Juliana Lima Vasconcellos Studio – ‘Confetti Chairs’

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Pilgrims journey at Kailash mountains

September 23, 2020

Manasrovar Lake Tibet

Lake Manasarovar

A high altitude freshwater lake fed by the Kailash Glaciers near Mount Kailash in Burang County. The Sutlej River, the Brahmaputra River (the Tsangpo), the Indus River, and the Karnali River all trace their sources to its nearby vicinity.

mantra stones Om Mani Mapdme Hum

Carved mantra stones — Om Mani Padme Hum

Himalayan Meditation

Soul On A String (Tibetan movie)

North face of Mount Kailash

Trekking around Mount Kailash

Mount Kailash circumambulation

As an ancient site of pilgrimage, Mt. Kailash is a great mass of snow capped black rock soaring to over 23,000 feet with a rounded peak. The holy mountain of Kailash has the unique distinction of being one of the world’s most venerated destinations while at the same time being the least visited. The supremely sacred site of four religions and billions of people, Mt. Kailash is the most revered of places for Buddhists from around the world. To Hindus, Kailash is the abode of Shiva and nearby Mansarowar Lake, is the soul of Brahma. Tibetans refer to Mt Kailash as Kang Rimpoche (meaning “Precious Mountain”) while the followers of Bon-Po, the ancient pre-Buddhist shamanistic religion of Tibet, worship Kailash as the soul of Tibet. Even Guru Nanak, the first Guru of the Sikhs, is reputed to have visited this spot during his ‘Udasis’. The Jains worship it as Mt Ashtapada, the peak from which the religion’s founder, Rishabanatha, achieved spiritual liberation.

a group of pilgrims on the Kailash kora

Bibhuti Pradhan photo

Manasarovar lake on horizon

Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region

Two Tibetan Mastiffs at Yamdrok Lake

Yamdrok Lake, Tibet

Horse and Tibetan lady porter

Tibetan lady porter with horse for hire

Tibetan pilgrams on mouintain trail

Tibetan women on a Kailash yatra

Walking around the mountain (clockwise for the Buddhists, counter-clockwise for Bon adherents) is known as a Kora,Yatra or Parikrama, and normally takes three days. However, Tibetans often complete this in a day taking around 14 hours. This 52.3 mile journey is easier for Tibetans due to their instrinsic acclimatation to high altitudes. The ambience is so charged in these locations that you can tap into extra reserves of energy. At the Drolma La Pass you will climb up to a heady 5,653 meters.

Auburn dog at Lamdrok Lake

Yak at Yamdrok Lake

Yak at the emerald Yamdrok Lake, Tibet

Balancing rock stupa

Zutul Puk monastry---distrunner

Zutul Puk monastery

Photo by distrunner

Lake Manasarovar with Mount Kailash in the distance

The four most sacred rivers of the Indian sub-continent begin from here – Sutlej (major tributary of the Indus River), Karnili (a major tributary of the Ganges), Brahmaputra and the Indus. The ancients regarded this holy region as the navel (center) of the universe,

Kailash Yatra Tibetan pilgrims

Kailash Yatra pilgrims

majestic Mount Kailash

The majestic Mt. Kailash from the Southside – 21,778 ft

Photo by Jia Zhou

Descending into the Drolma Pass at Munt Kailash

Descending into the Drolma Pass

Above Gaurikund lake on the-Drolma La pass

The jade green Gaurikund lake on the Drolma La Pass

Mount Kailash Kora circuit entrance

Kailash Kora circuit entrance

Kailash namaskar, the first point on the Kora where the sacred peak becomes visible, hence the prayer flags

Holy-Mount-Kailash in tibet

Kneeling veneration before the sacred Kailash

prayer stones carved with sacred symbols

Carved prayer stones – Justin C

Kailash in the summer- Dirapuk Gompa

Kailasha darshan, continual prostrations around the mountain takes about a month.

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Tibetan pilgrim mother and child

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Tibetan Yak Teamster

Flickr

nephrite jade Milarepa carving

Tibetan poet Saint Milarepa at Mount Kailash — carved nephrite jade

52 mile Kailash yatra

52.3 mile Kailash yatra

mural of Milarupa

Rock face mural of Milarupa at Yolmo

Takphuk Senge Dzong, Helambu

In Tibetan lore, a monk named Milarepa once ventured far enough to reach the top of Mount Meru(Kailash) in the 11th century. When he returned, he forewarned everyone to avoid disturbing the God resting high up in the peak.

Kailash pilgrimage prostrations

Kailash trail pilgrimage prostrations

Taversing the sweeping valleys at Kailash

Traversing the sweeping valleys

Beginning the parikrama of Mount Kailash

girl at Mount Kailash

The Yatra of Mount Kailash can be done in one day, if young and fit

Pack Yaks on the path to Kailash

Pack Yaks on the path

Solo pilgrim nearing Mount Kailash

Mount Kailash panorama

Imposing North face of Mount Kailash

Due to its religious significance, Kailash remains an unclimbed mountain. In 1926, Hugh Ruttledge studied the north face, which he estimated was 7300 feet high and “utterly unclimbable”

Statue of Shiva at Mount Kailash

Steady Yaks on the Kailash route

descending group of pilgrims

Descending group of pilgrims on a rocky path

eastern perspective of Mount Kailash

Eastern perspective of Mount Kailash

Marco Butturini photo

Photo Marco Butturini

Kailash jubilation

kailash pilgrims

Tibetan family trekking the circuit

Mount Kailash is also known in Tibetan as Gang Rinpoche

The south side of Kailash with the spine up middle

The Southern side of Kailash with the spine up the middle

Ancient stupa

An ancient rock stupa

Pooranmashi or full moon night at Mt Kailash has deep significance during “Shiv Bhoomi”

Kailash north face

Kailash stupas

Mount Kailash western face

Saptarishi-Cave inner Kailash circuit

Saptarishi Cave inner Kailash circuit

Tibetan female guide with horse

Mount Kailash Sphinx appearance

The Sphinx like Mt. Kailash

Triumphant completion of yatra

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Old Avalokiteshvara hand carved rupa altar

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Nicholas Roerich — ‘Krishna Spring in Kulu’ – 1930

I first saw the spectacular scale and splendour of the Himalayas at Manali in the Kulu Valley in the mid-seventies on my way to the Rhotang Pass.

Himalayan vista

Buddha's-shoes

Buddha’s shoes

Sèvres Art Déco vase with mountain explorer

Sèvres Art Déco vase with mountain traveller

Floating Dakini art by Eva Schicker

Monastery at Lho on the Manaslu Circuit Trekking route

Luminokaya Buddha art

Venerable Milarepa

Ceiling of ‘Cave of Self arisen Sun and Moon’ A natural formation at the Nyida Rangjung meditation cave of Padmasambhava

Above village of Milamkhyim in Yolmo

The Nebra Sky Disk is the earliest known guide to the heavens yet discovered1800-BC

The Nebra Sky Disk is the earliest known guide to the heavens yet discovered

1800 BC

Omnipresent Buddha at Espaco Restaurant, Brazil

A few miles to Lapchi - trekking

A few miles to Lapchi

Tiger Cave Lion Fortress where Marpa instructed Milarepa to go and meditate

Helambu (Yolmo)

Vintage photo of Indian girl in Sari

Tibet Road in the Himalayas, photographed in 1867 by Samuel Bourne.

Ama Dablam mountain (the main peak – 6814m) – Tanya Sharapova

Sagarmatha national park, Nepal.

Sunset_view_from_Helambu

Sunset view from Helambu

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Alluring terracotta vessels and sculptures

September 2, 2020

sculpture of a female minstral

Tanagara sculpture of a female minstral

The terracotta figures from the ancient city of Tanagra in Boetoia, central Greece, represent some of the finest examples of early sculptures dating back to 300 BC. Tanagra also became synonymous for a young woman, who was remarkable for her grace and finesse, due to the beauty of the aesthetics of their statuary at the time.

In most ancient cultures, Terracotta (Italian translation — ‘baked earth’) was featured prominently for utilitarian cooking wares, figures of worship and decoration, structural forms, planters, large storage amphora, wine vessels and a myriad of other uses. Its terrestial and earthy ochre hues adds to its attractivness along with its durability and versatility.

The terracotta warmth carries its special appeal to this day and is still embraced by artists, designers and consumers.

Touring the creative diversity of terracotta

19th Century Bohemian Terracotta Ferdinand Gerbing Hunting Theme Pitcher

Terracotta Hunting Theme Pitcher — Ferdinand Gerbing

19th Century Bohemian

19th Century French Terracotta Sculpture of a reclining Lady

French Terracotta Sculpture of a reclining Lady

19th Century

19th-Century-Terra-Cotta-Carafe

Italian Terracotta Carafe

20th Century, Italian Sculpture by Helen König Scavini, Lenci Manufactory

Italian glazed terracotta sculpture by Helen König Scavini, Lenci Manufactory

20th Century

Hadre ware vessel

Twin handled hydria vessel from Hadra

Alexander Ney, Abstract Perforated Terracotta Sculpture, 2012

Alexander Ney, Abstract Perforated Terracotta Sculpture

2012

Ancient Greek, Hellenistic Pottery askos

Ancient Greek, Hellenistic terracotta pottery askos

French Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture -by Ugo Cipriani

‘A man operating a rudder’ – French Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture by Ugo Cipriani

COCAkins Lee Jarwith Wide Lip coil built terracotta,-underglazes and oxides,-cone 02 oxidation----Copper Moon Gallery

Lee Akins – ‘Jar with shoulders’

Wide Lip coil built terracotta, underglazes and oxides, cone 02 oxidation

Copper Moon Gallery

Ancient Greek, Hellenistic Terracotta Oil Lamp with floral motif relief

terracotta panel depicting five bell clad Holy Men with closed eyes and in seated postures, seemingly lost in ecstasy

Indonesian terracotta panel depicting five bell clad Holy Men with closed eyes and in seated posturesL

Length 17.5 inches

Ancient Greek, Hellenistic Terracotta Apulian Skyphos

Aphrodite riding a dolphin over the sea. The sweeping movement of the cloth, far over the head of the goddess, represents the speed of the movement. Terracotta from Myrina, Greece, 1st cen. BC

Aphrodite riding a dolphin over the sea. The sweeping movement of the cloth, far over the head of the goddess, represents the speed of the movement.

Terracotta from Myrina, Greece, 1st cen. BC

Apollo- Fresco Neronian age- Pompeii

Apollo– Fresco

Neronian age – Pompeii

Dancer statuette Tanagra

A dancer statuette fromTanagra

250 BC

Bari Ziperstein terracotta vessels

Tiffany Zabludowicz sculpture

Terracotta vintage head sculpture

Mid century incised head sculpture – Belgium

Art Nouveau terracotta Goldscheider sculpture of Cleopatra

Large Fratelli-Fanciullacci-Italian-Vintage-Vase

Large Fratelli Fanciullacci Vintage flared neck vase

Italy

Biswarup SarkarFrom the mythological story India Char Bangla Temple complex, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India,

Biswarup Sarkar photo — From the mythological story India

Char Bangla Temple complex, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India

India - Chennai Airport mural

Chennai Airport terracotta mural

Chris Wolston Terracotta Plant Chair 'Tatacoa'

Chris Wolston– ‘Tatacoa’ Terracotta Plant Chair

Worship-receptacle-presenting-the-god-Itzamna

Worship receptacle for the god Itzamna

Maya, state of Quiché, Guatemala, classical period 550 to 950 AD

Terracotta alabastron (perfume-vase)--620-590-BC---The Met

Corinthian ‘Pantherbird’ – Terracotta alabastron (perfume-vase)

Composite creatures of figure sphinxes, sirens or griffins featured prominently in Archaic Greek art.

620-590-BC—The Met

Lekythos-(oil-flask),-Ancient-Greek

Composite Sphinx terracotta Lekythos (oil flask)

Roman art from Classical period (first half of the 4th century B.C)

Minoan Cretan-Pythos vessel

Minoan Cretan Pythos sgrafitto terracotta vessel

Elena Bulatova vase

Elena Bulatova sculptural vase

Drinking cup (skyphos) with embracing couple---Hellenistic-period

Drinking cup (skyphos) with embracing couple

Hellenistic period

Early 19th Century Italian Terracotta Sculpture of Hebe and the Eagle

Early 19th Century Italian Terracotta Sculpture of ‘Hebe and the Eagle’

'Eternity Mask,' a terracotta relief mural by Mexican artist Efren Gonzalez

‘Eternity Mask’ — terracotta relief mural by Mexican artist Efren Gonzalez

Vintage Navajo Vase, Turquoise and Terra Cotta,-Collectible-Pottery,-Valeri Etsitty-Original,-Native American-Clay-Pottery

Vintage Navajo Vase, Turquoise and Terra Cotta—Valerie Etsitty

Native American Clay Pottery

female figurine from the Predynastic Period in ancient Egypt. Painted terracotta, c.3,500 - 3,400 BCE. (Brooklyn Museum)

Dancing female figurine from the Predynastic Period in ancient Egypt.

Painted terracotta, c.3,500 – 3,400 BCE. (Brooklyn Museum)

French Classical Terracotta Bust Signed R. D'Arly, Paris

French Classical Terracotta Bust Signed R. D’Arly, Paris

Galloway Terracotta Garden Urn

Galloway Terracotta Footed Garden Urn

Garden-Kuan-Yin-with-Vessel-StatueKuan-Yin-means-she-who-hears-the-cries-of-the-world.-Hand-cast-of-resin-from-a-Balinese-wood-carving-and-finished-with-rust-patina

Garden Kuan Yin holding vessel

Orange Squeezer-by-Jacopo-Ferrari

‘Squeezer’ by Jacopo Ferrari

“I tried to design a modest object that would let the beauty of the terracotta stand out.” “Every time someone squeezes an orange in my home, its flavour lingers in the air for some minutes. The properties of unglazed terracotta led me to design a squeezer that absorbs and slowly releases the orange flavour,”

Andrew Beckham with his terracotta Novum fermentation and aging vessel

Andrew Beckham posing with his ‘Novum’ fermentation and aging vessel for wine making

Oregon

French Terracotta Bust of Madame du Barry

Goldscheider terracotta 'OTHELLO'Marked, Austria, circa 1895

Goldscheider terracotta ‘Othello’

Austria, circa 1895

Greek, made in Centuripe (Sicily) Centuripe Ware Footed Bowl and Conical Lid with Women at Altar and Relief Decoration Third century–second century BCE

Centuripe Ware Footed Bowl and Conical Lid

Women at Altar and Relief Decoration

Third century–second century BCE

terracotta artifacts from IBERIA.-(Pre-Roman-Spain)---Dama-de-Baza

Terracotta artifacts from IBERIA.-(Pre-Roman-Spain)—Dama-de-Baza

Italian Bitossi Red Terracotta Cherub Putti Garden Planter Flower Pot

Italian Bitossi Red Terracotta Cherub Putti Garden Planter

Italy, Campania, red-figure painted Hydria, female acrobat c.330 BC

Red-figure painted Hydria, female acrobat

Italy, Campania, c.330 BC

Jomon-Pottery-antique-pottery-prehistory

Terracotta Jomon Pottery with serpent decoration

large decorated and glazed terra cotta and filigree-_metal Moroccan urn_1stDids27ins

Large decorated and glazed terra cotta and metal filigree Moroccan urn

Height 27 ins — 1stDids

Pelican sculptures - Karen Fawcett---Pens Comp

Pelican sculpture – Karen Fawcett

Pens Comp

'Knight and Tiger' by British artist John Maltby

‘Knight and Tiger’ by British artist John Maltby

Monumental 19th Century French Terracotta Bust of a Classical Greek--25ins

Monumental 19th Century French Terracotta Bust of Classical Greek noble

–25ins

Musée Archéologique National,-Tarente,Pouilles,Italy

Musée Archéologique National, Tarente, Pouilles,Italy

Terracotta vessels - Museo-Larco-Peru

Terracotta vessels at the Museo Larco, Peru

Paestum-Museum-red-painted-amphora-400-350BC-Andrew-McCabe--Flickr

Paestum Museum – painted amphora 400-350BC

Andrew McCabe Flickr

seated chief wearing a necklace with amulet. Her face wears an intense and wrathful expression. Beige and orange terracotta, micro cracks. Calima, Colombia, formative period, 200 - 700 AD

Terracotta seated chief

Calima, Colombia, formative period, 200 – 700 AD

Pair-of-Huge-Medicis-Vases-,France,-circa-1890

Huge MedicisVase,France

circa 1890

Japanese-Tokoname-art-pottery,-with-impressed-maker's-mark,-1920s

Japanese Tokoname dragon relief terrracotta pottery

1920’s

Art Deco Style Terracotta Amphora Jar--1910

Art Deco Style Terracotta Amphora Jar

1910

Poole-Delphis plate

Poole Delphis plate

Britain

Poole Mid Century abstract vase

Pump room water spa

Bath in Somerset, England

Victoria Welcome Stranger gold nugget

‘Welcome Stranger’ 3,123 ozt gold nugget (largest ever found) With gold hitting 2000$ an ounce, it’s time to get out the metal detector.

Resting Woman Terracotta Sculpture by Jenő Kerényi,-1961

Resting Woman Terracotta Sculpture by Jenő Kerényi

1961

Rich Red Naked Clay-by-Judi Tavill

Vase with wavy carved indentations ‘Rich Red Naked Clay’ by Judi Tavill

Laveno Angelo Biancini Maiolica Terracotta Vase, Italy, 1930--

Laveno Angelo Biancini — Maiolica Terracotta Vase

Italy, 1930

Rick Hintze lidded vessel

Rick Hintze lidded earthy vessel

Ruins of Eraclea, founded as a colony in 433 BCE from Taranto

Greca Pelike

Museo Archeologico Nazionale della Siritide, Policoro. Provenienza Sant’Arcangelo.

Scarlet Red Terracotta Vase with Ivory Embossed Polka Dots, Italy, 1940s

Scarlet Red Terracotta Vase with Ivory Embossed Polka Dots

Italy, 1940s

,-Conical-Pouring-Vessel-with-Hand-painted-Spiral-Decoration,-Ancient-Greek-Pottery-Museum-Replica

Greek Minoan Terracotta Vase, Conical Pouring Vessel with Hand-painted Spiral Decoration

Tanagra mold cast figurine-300BC

Tanagra mold cast figurine – 300BC

Greece

Standing Form-Nigel Edmonson

‘Standing Form’ – Nigel Edmonson

Statue of a Muse (Polyhymnia), Found in via Terni inside an ancient underground passage in the area of the Horti Variani, 2nd century BC, Centrale Montemartini, Rome

Statue of a Muse (Polyhymnia)

Found in Terni inside an ancient underground passage in the area of the Horti Variani, 2nd century BC, Centrale Montemartini, Rome

Sweet-little-Acoma-Pueblo-pottery-pitcher-with-a-braided-handle

Acoma Pueblo pottery pitcher with a braided handle

Poterie Kabyle

Terracotta Planter Urn--1870 England-1stDibs

Large terracotta planter urn–1870 England

1stDibs

Terracotta figure of Aphrodite crowning a herm of Dionysos with an ivy wreath---100-BC,-circa from Myrina,-now British Museum

Terracotta figure of Aphrodite crowning a herm of Dionysos with an ivy wreath.

Circa 100 BC, from Myrina, now in British Museum

Terracotta Garden Sculpture of Young Art Nonuveau styled Woman--78ins

Terracotta Garden Sculpture of Young Art Nouveau styled Woman

Height 78ins

Terracotta neck piece with Kerala style painting

Terracotta Sculpture ‘Affinity’ by Gino Cosentino, Italy

1960s — 17.5 ins height

Terracotta Sculpture Entitled ‘Dreaming’ Signed D.H Chiparus

Terracotta Sculpture of Jean Marais-Signed 'Brochard'

Terracotta Sculpture of Jean Marais –‘Brochard’

Terracotta statuette of a dancing woman--Greek,-South-Italian

Tanagra terracotta statuette of a dancing woman–Greek

Terracotta Vase-12-by Mascia Meccani

Terracotta Vaseby Mascia Meccani

Terracotta-volute-krater

Terracotta volute krater

Terracotta Tanagra figure known as the Beauty

Terracotta Tanagra figure known as ‘The Beauty’

Greek,terracotta Guardian Sphinx,-530 BC

Greek terracotta Guardian Sphinx

530 BC

Hippocamp Italy Sicily-centuripe-Greek-3rd-century BC-sculpture terracotta

Hippocamp terracotta sculpture

Sicily

Greek 3rd century BC

Vinayagar Wall Design of Ganesh

Vinayagar Temple relief sculpture – Ganesh

Yangshao Neolithic terracotta Pottery--5000BC

Yangshao Neolithic hand-painted terracotta pottery

5000BC

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Beauty and enchantment in the garden

August 7, 2020

Garnish Island garden

Garnish Island garden, Ireland

A captivating array of gardens of the conceptual, classical, abstract, contemporary, wild, natrural and sculptured designs. When the pink carnellia’s start to bloom on my balcony and the magnolia and jasmine begin to bud, I know that spring is imminient and will soon make another grand entrance. The life affirming visuals and fragrances of renewal, revival and growth will be warmly embraced this year.

Pink carnellias on my balcony.

In Japan the camellia flower is known as ‘Tsubaki’ (early Spring) and symbolizes the divine, probably because of its exquisite lotus appearance. It is often used in religious and sacred ceremonies and is known as the ‘rose of winter’.

Federico-Forquet--Tuscan-hills-garden is-both-a-sanctuary-and-a-masterpiece

Federico Forquet Tuscan hills garden

Spanish-painter-Joaquín-Mir-(Barcelona,-1873---1940)

Joaquín Mir oil painting

Barcelona

De-Gourney / St Laurent wallpaper with peacocks

De-Gourney / St Laurent peacock wallpaper

Benson-Park-Sculpture-Garden - dancing women

Benson Park Sculpture Garden – dancing women

Henri Charles Manguin---Siesta in the wicker chair-(1905)

Henri Charles Manguin — ‘Siesta in the wicker chair’

1905

Water bearer statue

Water bearer pond statue

Diana, by Louis Auguste Leveque, Tuileries garden, Paris

‘Diana’, by Louis Auguste Leveque, Tuileries garden, Paris

Les Chant des Fees--Agnes Debizet

‘Les Chant des Fees’ sculpture — Agnes Debizet

France

Celosia cristata

Niko-Riam-by-Jens-Ingvarsson-for-Exit-Magazine-Fall-2019

Niko Riam – Jens Ingvarsson

pexels-photo-butterfly

Garden butterfly

Life size garden sculpture bear

Life size garden sculpture bear — Rebbeca Hillman

'Intuition' garden female sculpture -- Rebecca Hillman

‘Intuition’ garden sculpture — Rebecca Hillman

Philip Jackson's Garden Peacock

Peacock statue

Philip Jackson’s Garden

The gardens of La Carmejane, France

Clive Nichols

Irish Garden

Irish Garden sculpture, Oakfield Park

‘Les Chant des Fees’ sculpture by Agnes Debizet

France

huge tree trident - VeniceClayArtists

I discovered this impressive trident tree trunk in my garden recently after pruning the tree in the front of it.

This huge tree guards over a solitary lemon, (see below).

Lemon appearing on a lemon tree after being barren for 7 years

Earth Goddess tree-carving

Earth Goddess tree carving sculpture

mexican-terracotta-garden plants

Mexican patio garden

Richard Shapiro_Garden_LA

Lion guardian statues in an apirary maze – Richard Shapiro Garden

Octopusless Garden sculpture by Tim Kervin

‘Octopusless Garden’ sculpture by Tim Kervin

Cambodian temple Buddha-aravis121-on-flickr

Cambodian temple Buddha

aravis121-on-flickr

Photography-Trevor Stuurman and Obakeng Molepe.-Costume Desig Trevor Stuurman and Manthe Ribane

Photography-Trevor Stuurman and Obakeng Molepe. Costume Desig Trevor Stuurman and Manthe Ribane

portfolio-Italian Vogue--Tai Chi

Italian Vogue — Tai Chi in the garden

Tuscany's-Val d'Orcia garden

Tuscany’s-Val d’Orcia garden

Art Nouveau painting ‘Elegante near a Source’ by Georges de Feure

1903

Guardians at the Gateway, William Ricketts Sanctuary, Melbourne, Australia by Lauren Nelson.

Guardians at the Gateway by Lauren Nelson.

Stone Quardian – Sacred Monkey Forest – Ubud – Bali

Orange flower by Irina Iriser

In the garden of multicolored mix of quite movements--Elena Markova

‘In the garden of a multicolored mix of quite movements’– Elena Markova

Updated Japanese-Garden-at-the-Huntington-Library

Japanese Garden — Huntington Library

The monumental steel sculpture The Red Forest, by Shapiro, consist of seven 15- to 18-foot tall steel columns

The monumental steel sculpture ‘The Red Forest’, by Shapiro,

–consisting of seven 15 to 18 foot tall steel columns

Model Jourdan Dunn-by-Nick-Knight-for-British-Vogue-November-2019

Jourdan Dunn by Nick Knight

Kelledia's Garden

Kelledia’s Garden spring blossom

Kooper-metal-sculpturesSculptures-at-The-Flower-Garden-two-convex-laser-cut-disks-1200mm-diam-are-welded-together-to

Kooper metal sculptures– two convex laser cut disks 1200mm dia. welded together

The Flower Garden

Koya San Buddha-statue--Japan-asia

Koya San Buddha statue–Japan

Chiara Scelsi by Walter Chin-for-Vogue-Japan-March-2020

Chiara Scelsi by Walter Chin

Classical nude female statue in the garden

Classical nude female statue

Girl in scarlett red gown

Girl in scarlett red gown in garden — Daruszka

Edoardo Tresoldi sculpture archway

Wire mesh archway sculpture by Edoardo Tresoldi.

Classcical garden planters

Classical garden planters — My inner landscape

Jenny-Orchard-Kangadodo ceramic sculpture

Jenny Orchard ‘Kangadodo’ ceramic sculpture

English Garden-Fantasy 4 by David Lewis Baker

French Formal Garden in Loire Valley Aernoudts jean

Formal Garden in Loire Valley — Jean Aernoudts

Afton Villa garden statue

Trees in the Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital 1889

Trees in the Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital — Van Gogh

1889

Chinese blue and white landscape planter

Chinese blue and white footed landscape planter

Barbara-Lee-Grant-by-Laurence-de-Rien-for-Vogue-Ukraine-March-2020

Barbara Lewe Grant by Laurence de Rien

Vogue Ukraine, 2020

Brianna Killion Heck by Erik Madigan Heck for Harper’s Bazaar UK July 2020

Brianna Killion Heck by Erik Madigan Heck for Harper’s Bazaar UK

Daphne' by Dessa Kirk, in Northerly Islands.. made out of discarded Cadillac parts..JoytiSrivastaya

‘Daphne’ by Dessa Kirk, in Northerly Islands

Melodie Monrose by Anja Pancaldi in a Sicilian cactus garden (composite image)

Ursula von Rydingsvard monumental sculpture

Stijn-Dijkstra girl looking at filtering sunlight

Photo Stijn Dijkstra

https-Opacity

Succulent garden in an old lamp stand

Succulent Serpent

Topiary garden----Green Spheres

Topiary garden—-‘Green Spheres’ by Deborah Silver

Laurisilva of Madeira ascending forest path

‘Laurisilva of Madeira’ laurel forest path

Contemplative Kwan Yin statue

Kwan Yin garden statue

Lush Barnsley House Garden

Barnsley House Garden

French garden for Vogue India

Mario Testino. … Lupita Nyong’o

Chinese girl on tree baranch

Forest enchantment

Waddesdon Manor Gardens- photo by Mijkra

England

winding path thru fragrant pines and balls of aromatic Santolina

Winding path thru fragrant pines and balls of aromatic Santolina

Gardener watering floral sculpture at the Chelsea flower show

Garden hare

Garden hare — Alexandra Koch

Topoiry warriors, France

Monet strolling through his garden roses in France

Garden of Abundance in France La Chatonnière

Garden of Abundance – France La Chatonnière

Roy Grossman - Garden Of Melody

Roy Grossman – ‘Garden Of Melody’

'Angel of the Unknown' - - Elena Markova

‘Angel of the Unknown’ – – Elena Markova

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Conceive. Construct. Emerge. Embrace. — clay coalesced with an Ochre Theme

思いやいの心を育てる子供の器

A collection of ceramic pieces, lively in diversity, colour and designs.

Small works great artists exhibition 3

More goddess icons and feminine archetypes

Art quotes interspersed with the diversity of ways that nature and humans conquer clay.

Music of the Art Deco era

Darlin’ — Lucky Millinder Orchestra

Yes!Yes! — Mills Blue Rythym Band – 1937

‘Some Of These Days’ – Valaida Snow — (on vocals and trumpet) – 1937

Valaida Snow -‘I Must Have That Man’ – 1936

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