Monthly Archives: September 2020

Evolved Resolve virtual exhibition

 

 

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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 HoexMallory Weston . Zoë PawlakArati Rao . Amanda Richards . Judy Ross . Andreea Avram Rusu . RxART: Lesley Vance Mansi Shah . Gabrielle Shelton . Alyse Stone . Stoneleaf Retreat: Rebecca ReeveMichele 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’

 

 

Kate-Casey,wooden Una-Chair

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

 

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

 

Eny_Lee-three-planters

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’

 

 

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 MM(Maria Moyer) – Thisness series

 

 

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Maria Moyer

 

 

Maria Moyer–Untitled after Euglena

 

 

Maria-Moyer-Untitled-installation

Maria Moyer-wall installation

 

 

Fanae-Aaron mirror

Fanae Aaron

 

 

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

 

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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

Jessie Young / Emiliana Gonzalez – ‘Arrow Side Table’

 

 

Gabrielle Shelton

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

Floating Dakini art by Eva Schicker

 

 

 

 Monastery at Lho on the Manaslu Circuit Trekking route

 

 

Luminokaya Buddha art

Luminokaya Buddha art

 

 

Venerable Milarepa

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

 

 

 

 

Alluring terracotta vessels and sculptures

 

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

Bari Ziperstein terracotta vessels

 

 

Tiffany Zabludowicz sculpture

Tiffany Zabludowicz sculpture

 

 

 

Terracotta vintage head sculpture

Mid century incised head sculpture – Belgium

 

 

Art Nouveau terracotta Goldscheider sculpture of Cleopatra

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

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

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

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 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