Thursday, December 8, 2011

ROCKING OUT



UNSURPRISINGLY WE ADORE HANDMADE GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS, AND IN ADDITION TO OUR ORIGINAL IDEA OF BUYING EVERYONE ON OUR LIST PATTI SMITH'S JUST KIDS, WE'LL BE SCOOPING UP AS MANY OF MAMAN'S EXQUISITE ROCK POTS AS WE CAN CARRY.

1. DESERT STAR
$60.00 USD



WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG, WE USED TO COLLECT BEACH ROCKS FOR MAMAN. INSPIRED BY THE FORM, SHE'S DRAPED SLABS OF EARTHENWARE ACROSS A MULTITUDE OF ROCKS TO CREATE SHALLOW VESSELS, CLAY FOSSILS OF THE SHORELINE.

EACH ONE IS THEN PAINSTAKINGLY PAINTED BY HAND AND THE RESULTING JEWEL IS TOTALLY FOOD SAFE. WE LIKE TO PUT OLIVES, ALMONDS, ANCHOVIES, TAPENADE AND SPICY PECANS IN OURS. OR USE A FEW SECRET BOHEMIAN BAUBLES ON YOUR BEDSIDE...
      
2. PERSIMMON                  
$90.00 USD                       
3. SCANDA
$65.00 USD

4. HEARTFLOWER
$60.00 USD
5. GO ASK ALICE
$75.00 USD
6. MANDALA
$50.00 USD
7. CHRISTMAS EGG
$40.00 USD
8. EDEN
$90.00 USD



TO ORDER, TO ASK A QUESTION, OR SIMPLY DIT BONJOUR, CLICK HERE

FOR MORE OF MAMAN'S FEATS IN CLAY (THIS IS THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, BABY) VISIT HER HERE.