Gwynneth Rixon's Useful Art

Berry bowls!

This post is written for Cro and Linda
who wanted to learn a little about the 'egg bowl'
shown in a previous post

I have two of these rather lovely berry bowls.

Who could not love that beautiful edging,

so reminiscent of an exquisite Elizabethan ruff,

the speckledy glaze, 
or the random holes punched

through to allow water and juice to drain?

Each is a thing of beauty,

but it is also practical.

A great combination.

Gwynneth, artist and potter,  calls them Useful Art.

Turn one over and you find

that the attention to detail is all there.

The underside is as beautiful as the top.

Here is the other one,

beautiful speckled browns and reds,

just as carefully finished.

Each and every time I fill them 

with 

eggs

or plums

salad,

nibbles

or berries

I can't help but delight in them.

They feel right and they look right.

I use them carefully, but I use them constantly.
No point letting something sit on a shelf to gather dust and admiration
when I can use it and enjoy it.

The woman who made them is Gwynneth Rixon,

a potter and artist of great talent.

If you click on the link it will take you to her blog,

from there you can find a link to her etsy shop 

and

 this one is to Gwynneth's website address.
Browse that catalogue and drool!