The Art Stand Gallery

There is no denying that this is a difficult time for all of us, for some more, for some less than for others. But, friends, amidst the hardship, Beauty is pres...ent. If it's not in our own world (in my case here, the garden) it's peeking over from the next. I have no purple lilac but my neighbor does. My job is to let it cheer me up. Beauty is ever present. May we let it cheer us up, even for a brief moment. If you'd like, post what cheers you up below, and may others have some of that hope and joy. Let us bless each other this season. Be well. See more

Get busy and make art!

Inspiring with beauty.

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Give thanks for our gifts, big and small, scrumptious and meager. Happy Thanksgiving, friends. Image: A still life by Alexander Adriaenssen the Elder (1587-1661)

This is salt fired pottery by Tomoo Hamada, grandson of Shoji Hamada, a potter who was a great part of the Japanese Mingei (folk art) movement in the early 20th century. I posted his photos here to show those of you who are not familiar with the pottery making process how drastic the transformation of the pot and its glaze is between the unfired state and the glaze fired. The glaze ingredients react with each other, and with the fire and the temperature reached, and with the atmosphere inside the kiln. It is truly magnificent chemical reactions. In layman's term, it's magical! https://www.facebook.com/256558621084506/posts/3066522410088099/