While blog-surfing this morning, Oh Joy had a post about Rose and Radish's paring of bowls and flowers, and I was once again reminded of my pull towards containers. I've used them in my art for as long as I can remember, and my father is a potter, so some of my earliest memories are of making pinch pots in his studio. This mild obsession is akin to my love for old cameras, and drums (a container as well I reazie) and instruments in general - I love what the vessel can symbolize, I love the utilitarian aspect of them, and I love how beautiful they can be in and of themselves.
In honor of Valentine's Day, here is one of the soothing images from the San Francisco-based Rose and Radish, who are pairing lovely and useful vessels with flowers for Valentine's day.
Nest votive by Porzellan Manufaktur,Nymphenburg Germany $369 (gulp).
(Come on though - Porzellan in Nymphenburg, Germany? That is simply fantastic. I could eat those words and live for days alone of their vowels and cadence.)
And here are some other la-la-licious containers for sale at Rose and Radish that made me go goo-goo ga-ga:
unglazed porcelain $81
hand crocheted from cotton yarn $3
(Yes, you could make it yourself. But I wouldn't, and I think with the right amber or clear glass, it would be beautiful with an electric tea candle light inside.)
Only from the Netherlands...for me, this works. It treads that fine line of funky and gimmicky and I think they're damn cute.
Can you tell I'm drawn to mixtures of textures?
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