Bust a Move

 

Antique Napoleon Bust, $175 from English Shop on Etsy

Nothing looks more ritzy or regal than a bust perched atop a mantlepiece or bookshelf. Here I've found some good-looking specimens that will surely class up any joint.

Antique Chopin Bust Music Box, $34 from Green Apple Workshop on Etsy

  Antique Plaster Bust, Probably Jesus, $45 from artyFactz on Etsy

1950s Spanish Flamenco Pair, $50 from Dixie Antiques on Etsy

 

Boy and Girl Resin Busts, $21 from Red River Antiques on Etsy

Lady Head Vase from Inarco, Japan, $125 from SeedWerks on Etsy

Another Lady Head Vase from National Potteries Co, Japan, $185 from Vintage Twice on Etsy

Those last two have big holes in their heads (not pictured), perfect for planting a bunch of juicy succulents or flowering cacti. You know, the usual thing you might find propped upon a lady's head.  

- Cathleen 

Design Always Repeats Itself: Insect Pottery Edition

German artists Beate Reinheimer and Ulrike Rehm created this collection of limited edition bug shaped and inspired glazed porcelain.

Images via livefastmag.com

Pretty cool.

 These bug vases though reminded me of French potter Bernard Palissy (1510-1590) who produced lead-glazed earthenwares.

Palissy applied frogs, lizards, and crustacea many cast from nature surrounded by water, shells, and rockwork. Only a few pieces can firmly be attributed to Palissy as he had students and was copied often. 

Seems to me Palissy started something that has a long way from playing itself out fully. 

Bravo Palissy! 

Reinheimer and Rehm's work can be purchased here. 

-Grace