Fabulous Dancing Couple, Ceramic Sculpture by Unknown Artist fabric ball made in three parts like

made in three parts like a puzzle

I love its roughness and the shape of it

and those beautiful thorns

plus I think they'll be forever linked in my mind to this period when we've washed our hands probably more than we ever thought possible

with shallow relief carving giving a bit of dimension to the fish and chunky rocks below

Fabulous Dancing Couple, Ceramic Sculpture by Unknown Artist fabric ball made in three parts likeThese two! For me, the marvelousness of this piece is very much about the expression on her face, in which I see a complex mix of pride and concentration and perhaps some dissatisfaction, too. Being 5 foot 10" myself, I also appreciate that she towers over her partner, whose gaze seems to land squarely on one breast, which perhaps is what's provoking her unsmiling expression though from another angle her posture seems quite tender, as if she were