Our very favorite cowgirl/potter (gardener extraordinaire) Mary Briggs brought her very special brand of ceramics to Passionflower last week.
Most of this work was fresh out of the kiln like this ewe and ram bookend. Well this is just the ram side of the bookend, you'll have to come in to see the ewe.
Monsieur le Pig.....this piece is amazing...Mary is moving into sculpture in a big way.
And yet , what is this? Something super painterly....she's making big slabs and using them as canvas. But Mary told me the thick, slab, cracking earth three dimensional quality of the work is important to her.
Oh and some trees......these two platters sold quickly....
I helped Mary set up her work last week and want to tell you that having a show like this is really one of the true pleasures of my job....being able to look at each piece with the artist , to see their work grow over time and to hear stories from people who have been collecting Mary's work for years and to feel that, in some small way, we at Passionflower are helping spread the love of the handmade.
Thanksgiving is coming up pretty soon here and so I'm going to devote the blog to all things in the store that make me food happy. Who wouldn't love getting this newly published book featuring the letterpress work of artist Patricia Curtan? Curtan has had a longstanding collaboration with the famous Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse and in my mind has been an integral part of defining their aesthetic. Mouthwatering locally sourced menus and beautiful art will have you clamoring to make your own Thanksgiving Menus. And I might do just that!. Click here should you like to know more about Patricia Curtan's work.
