Meet Rezgar Mamandi who hand paints the beautiful pottery and tiles you see in the photographs below.
Manna Pottery was at Shadyside.. the Arts Festival on Walnut Street on Saturday.
The pencil lines will burn away when fired Close up detail -all hand painted by artistThe colors even more vibrant in person The tiles can be made in any size Vases, bowls, mugs, tiles, teapots, plates, lidded jars . All beautiful.
Watch this YouTube video to see Rezgar Mamandi paint and glaze a ceramic plate for a wedding gift.
Joanne painted this tea bag art and created a greeting card for my July 4th birthday.
My friend Joanne, belongs to an artists’ group in St. Augustine, Florida, -Cafe Sketchers
“Mary Ann Miller is the leader . Our group is the Cafe Sketchers and the blog is Sketching in Provence as a group of them went a few years ago… We meet at a different cafe each time and sketch and eat. Lately we meet via zoom and share what we’re working on.” Joanne writes
“the idea was to use a teabag in a sketch/painting/print in any way you desired. Ideas included painting directly on dried and emptied teabags (inspired by New York artist Ruby Silvious), printing with the wet bag and making something out of that shape, painting with tea or painting a picture of a teacup. I used tea to dye unbleached muslin to cover my T-Doodles books”
The members painted tea bags and to see their artwork clickhere
“Quick Anna. Get my phone. Take pictures for me” we rolled down her window.
I’d picked her up at cross country practice about four. On the way home the Ohio landscape was reminiscent of Van Gogh’s Wheat Fields and Cypresses to me but I was driving. Anna kept shooting. Thanks Anna for capturing the scene.
I loved the addition of the bright school crossing sign
I was headed to I-279 and pulled into Phineas Street on the North Side to capture beloved Pittsburgh Pirate,Roberto Clemente’s likeness on this building.
Artist Jeremy Raymer painted this stunning mural. Here’s an article written by Bob Bauder about the painting.
The building that served as the “canvas” forBaseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente’s portrait is Verdetto’s Bar and Restaurant.
Mural Art by Dom Browne, artist from Kildare Ireland. This is a LOT of mural painting, Dom.
Click here to see a gallery of the details of Mr. Browne’s Happy Go Lucky Hearts painting. You will find lots of recognizable iconic images- Bruce Lee,Rich Uncle Pennybags, Mary Poppins, Jack Nicholson, Curt Kobain, minions, emojis, Batman, to name a few
The colorful Happy Go Lucky Hotel really stands out- right next door are regular buildings.
Not a single “like” clicked when first posted 20 December 2009. A few comments but zero likes. It’s one of my favorites.
Thought I’d repost today.
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What Steve Put on the Mantel
Deborah McLaren’s still life is one I purchased at thePERSAD Celebrate Life Celebrate Artauction held at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh last May (2009). The other day I sat at the table, looked up and saw Steve’s additions to the decor. He’s been purchasing RITZ crackers frequently since I bought the painting- subliminal influence? I wrote to the artist for her permission to post the image of her painting along with his props. Steve’s fun additions- the unexpected sight of them in front of the still life- I laughed out loud!
The title of today’s post comes from a conversation I had with one of the guards in the gallery. He has seen two women lie down on the museum floor to look up the dresses ( he thought they had fainted), two men blow on the hanging costumes to get them to move (saliva included) and a 5 or 6 year old ran into the Queen Elizabeth gown the other day. Today I saw a woman reach to touch the gossamer lace on a collar. It’s hard to fathom that the gorgeous costumes/sculptures are made entirely of paper but they are.
My sister Mary reads about the Isabelle de Borchgrave paper sculpture commissioned by the Frick after the Peter Paul Rubens’ Portrait of Princess of Condé, Charlotte-Marguerite de Montmorency (1594-1650)