Decorative porcelain vessels featuring incredibly delicate, part-stylised, part-realistic flower and leaf forms by Japanese artist Hitori Hosono.
Not dishwasher-safe, suitable for biscuits, car keys or eating Rice Krispies out of.
More of her work here.
This nightmare was posted on Taiwanese Facebook group Baoliao Commune, attracting hundreds of comments with the question:
How do I open this cupboard?
How would you avoid being murdered by an onslaught of falling china?
Anyone?
(UPDATE: They managed in the end. But still, though, what a dose.)
H/T i100
The extraordinarily delicate, becrowned porcelain skulls of Japanese artist Katsuyo Aoki. To wit:
…symbols representing power and glory, as well as the weight of responsibility. The crown takes on a variety of forms and context in Aoki’s exhibition throughout. As religious icons, they appear as a symbol of holy righteousness, but when placed on top of a skull, become a possible warning about the repercussions of the wearer’s reign.
The skulls are part of Dark Glove – an exhibition of Aoki’s work at Jason Jacques Gallery in New York which, if you’re in the neighbourhood, continues until February 21.
Allegorical paintings by Kevin Sloan. Surreal depictions of a place ‘where the natural world of animals and plants interacts awkwardly with the man-made objects and yet, a tenuous balance is achieved’.
Lovely. Carry on.
Sculptor, Kate McDowell, who exhibits in the US and UK, creates incredible porcelain pieces designed to explore the impact of human activity on the environment. Sez she:
I hand sculpt each piece out of porcelain, often building a solid form and then hollowing it out. Smaller forms are built petal by petal, branch by branch and allow me the chance to get immersed in close study of the structure of a blossom or a bee. I chose porcelain for its luminous and ghostly qualities as well as its strength and ability to show fine texture.
More from Kate’s portfolio here.
One of a range of porcelain pistols from artist Yvonne Lee Schultz. Based on the Walther PPK used by James Bond and its modern counterpart, the P99.
Now, have another scone. Don’t make granny pop a cap in yo’ ass.
Back at 9am.
