Villa Borromeo Visconti Litta – Renassaince Lombardy palace filled with classical statues and lavish embellishments
Art quotes interspersed with the diversity of ways that nature and humans conquer clay.
Elephant Rock, a natural lava formation created in 1973 after the sudden eruption of Mount Eldfell, Iceland
Shakespeare quote with Minoan wall art procession
Huge natural ‘Balancing Rock’ Albany, Australia
Shozo Michikawa ceramic sculpture
Benalla Botanical Gardens mural –
Created by skilled and unskilled artists alike with recognised input from aboriginal groups, the curvaceous terracotta clay Ceramic Mural, with its collanades, cave seats, “thongaphones” and amphitheatre invites the curious to explore its many features. Much of the ceramic work was completed by local artist Judy Lorraine and David W Moore
Ceramic mural in Victorian town of Benalla
Benalla ceramic mural
Ceramic mural relaxing throne
Rock climbing at Big Chief, Lake Tahoe
Lion statues
photo – Bradley and Robin Teets
Decembrance 2020 – Catherine White
Mukta Top – India hikes –
Photo Leo Saldanha
Grython meets storm
‘Camouflage’ ceramic bust by Elnaz Nourizadeh
Megalithic culture on Nias Island in Indonesia
1915
David G Wright wavy incised teapot
Joan Miro ‘Disque’
1956
Frozen Angel
Big Bend National Park
Roger Capron pitcher
Vallauris
‘End Of The Trail’ – Clarence Addison Shaler
Guardian statue overlooking harbour
Japanese Imari lacquered vase
late 17th century
Picasso vase–Le Musee Magnelli
Arucas statue, Canary Islands
Eric Roinestad
Buddha holding a lotus bowl
‘Hyper Fast’ – Cedric Ragot
Herman Kahler in his workshop by Laurits Ring
1890
Herman A Kahler art pottery vase, Denmark
Chairish
Ideal Palace – France
Postman Ferdinand Cheval created the Ideal Palace, working 10 hours a day after doing his post deliveries for 10 hours, over a span of 33 years.
‘Bronze Bowl with Lace’ — Ursula von Rydingsvard
“I’d rather risk an ugly surprise then rely on things I know I can do.”
Rodin’s ‘Monument to Balzac’ was originally rejected by the critics in Paris. This overly innovative monument caused such an outrage when it was unveiled in 1898 that the commission was cancelled. Rodin never saw his monument cast in bronze. Balzac is depicted in a monks habit, which he liked to wear as a dressing gown when he was writing. The contours were diffused to create a blurred figure alluding to an impressionist style and a dishevelled appearance was favoured but the unmistakable depth of spirit was overlooked by the superficial critiques.
Statue of Saint Peter
Rome
Jean-Michel Voge photo
‘Circle’ – Jackson Pollock
1941
Juan Bordes ceramic bust
Limestone rock formations. The Stone Forest, Shilin Yi, Yunnan
photo – Juan Carlos Munoz
Roger Herman
‘Woman and Bird’ statue
Barcelona
Joan Miro ceramic totem sculpture
Large Hand Painted Clay Buddha Figure
Slipping Stone Series—-Robyn Horne
Ceramic sculpture balancing act at Step, Istanbul
Ya Teak Pyan Cave, Myanmar
photo – Nathalie Cuvelier
Valencia porta Almoina o dels Repobladors — The last Cathars
My son climbed this mountain recently and noticed the Wandjina (cloud spirit) face in the cave
Mount Wudjub Guyun (Hollow Mountain)-–-Gariwerd
The Grampians, Australia
Dragon profile
Mount Wudjub Guyun (Hollow Mountain)-–-Gariwerd
Pair of porelain Dragon vases
Batei ishi-–-Dragon Gate — Suiseki stone
Hollow Mountain accent
Outdoor sculpture at RHS garden, Rosemoor
Villa Monastero Neptune – Photograph by Judy Wolinsky
Villa Visconti Litta – Milan Province
Italy
Villa Visconti Litta Venus
Villa Visconti Litta palace
Villa Visconti Litta
Villa Visconti Litta Venus water feature
Porcelain ‘Venus’ by Jeff Koons
NGV Triennial 2020 till April 2021
Dionysus statue adoration
Golden Bodhisattva – Malaysia Ipoh Kek Lok Tong Cave Temple
Demeter Goddess of Abundance
Boboli Gardens, Florenc
Monumental clay pot demonstration
Peter Voulkos – ‘Black Bulerias’
1958
Scheier Pottery
French ceramicist Georges Jouve—abstract figure sculpture
1951 — 37ins height
Steven Forbes De Soule — Earth and Sky raku vessel
Rene Lalique – ‘Archers Vase’
Dragon abode – Sierra Calderona
Spain
Michael Lucero – ‘North American Dreamer’
Painted Pottery Jar made by the House of Art, Albissola-Head design by De Salvo
Milan VI Art Triennial 1936
‘The Lovers’ – Raymong Duchanp Villon
Mosaic statue at Tarot Gardens – Nikki Saint Phalle
Mosaic Water Bearer – Nikki Saint Phalle
Red and silver rocket – Nikki Saint Phalle
The fountain mermaid at Wittenberg Platz, Berlin
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One of the largest equestrian monuments in the world weighing 28 tons
Alagir gorge on the Transcaucasian highway
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