Botanical Textures Objet d'Art 28 Camellia The blue pigment is carefully

The blue pigment is carefully layered onto the base color

which has influenced many different artists

Kutani ware is known for its hand-painted designs created with traditional Japanese pigments

each featuring a different animal on a colorful background

Botanical Textures Objet d'Art 28 Camellia The blue pigment is carefullyA mysterious plant that lives forever. In this objet dart, Alyne Ohigashi imaginatively draws on her knowledge of plant biology to create a fantastical botanical sculpture. Making the invisible visible, its texture is inspired by a tropical fruit exposing its seeds and by chlorophyll, but it might also be likened to a cactus or parts of a flower. This intriguing ambiguity rewards repeated viewing. It is sculpted out of Tobe porcelain, a difficult