A BIT DOTTY

Feather by Maureen Shaughnessy

Guinea fowl feathers float around

in almost every room of our house.

I can't resist picking them up

when I'm out walking.

I'm dotty about the spots!

White spots on black...

Black spots on white ....

Intimate Conversation I by Leslie Avon Miller.

.... spots, speckles and dots in nature

and in art.

Mathias Goeritz

Mathias Goeritz

Eunice Kim

Olivia Jeffries (burn holes in book cover) 

Patti Roberts-Pizzuto

Patti Roberts-Pizzuto

Ghassan Ghazal

Jimmie James

Mixed Media Collage by Donna Watson

With Thanks to the Field Sparrow,

Whose Voice Is so Delicate and Humble

by Mary Oliver

I do not live happily or comfortably

with the cleverness of our times.

The talk is all about computers,

the news is all about bombs and blood.

This morning, in the fresh field,

I came upon a hidden nest.

It held four warm, speckled eggs.

I touched them.

Then went away softly,

having felt something more wonderful

than all the electricity of New York City.

Pinch pot by Priscilla Mouritzen

TIME FOR A TEA OR COFFEE BREAK

Back to Reality, Coffee Time. Found on Tumblr, here.


It's time I took a break from blogging. I know .... I always say I'm going to take a break and never do because I just can't keep away but this time I have to be disciplined. A few great carving projects are coming up and I really need to put my nose to the grindstone so that I can meet deadlines. Keep the seat warm for me and I'll be back in a month or so to share a cuppa and chat.


Photograph by Allison Cecil. See Alison's Flickr photostream here.

Coffee Plats and Cups for "ART TELLING by Turkish Coffee" Found on Tumblr here.

I love this photograph by Elizabeth Bunsen. See Elizabeth's blog here.

Two of Cups by Elizabeth Bunsen. See more glorious art and photographs here.

This piece is by Michele Maule. See Michele's Flickr photostream here.

Pinched Cup by South African-born ceramist, Priscilla Mouritzen. Priscilla's pinch pots are so beautiful they make me feel quite weak at the knees. See more here.

Pinched Porcelain Tea Bowl by Priscilla Mouritzen.

Life Cycle of the Termite Cup by Priscilla Mouritzen. See Flickr photostream here.

Papier Mache Coffee Cup by Cecilia Levy. See Cecilia's Flickr photostream here.

Porcelain Tea Set for One by Sarah Walters, South Africa. See more here.

YELLOW BOWL

Rice Grain Porcelain by Eeva Jokinen. Website here.

YELLOW BOWL

If light pours like water

into the kitchen where I

sway

with my tired children,

if the rug beneath us

is woven with tough

flowers,

and the yellow bowl on

the table

rests with the sweet heft

of fruit, the sun-warmed

plums,

if my body curves over the

babies,

and if I am singing,

then loneliness has lost

its shape,

and this quiet is only

quiet.

- Rachel Contreni Flynn

Woman carrying bowls in Mali by Hansjoerg Klein. Flickr photo stream here.

Tiny wooden bowl from Herriott Grace, here.


Lichen Bowl by Joe Hogan. Website here.

Bowl full of Blues. Photo from Seldom Scene Photography, here.

Bowl by Lidia Serra. Website here.

A sea of little ceramic bowls by South African ceramicist, Cathy Brennon. Website here.

Exquisite little bowls by Priscilla Mouritzen. See Blog here.

Nasturtiums. Woodblock print by Cressida Campbell.

Beautiful enamel bowls by Helen Carnac. Read an interview with Helen here. Helen's blog, here.

Still life by stylist Nan Whitney. Website here.

Cambodian Amulets. Photo from Photography in Malaysia, here.

Bowl of Everything by RG