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Birds Nest Tea Set
Birds Nest Tea Set
Birds Nest Tea Set

Birds Nest Tea Set

Artist Margaret Ford
MediumEarthenware
Dimensions60 x 18 x 18 in. (152.4 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm)
ClassificationsCeramic
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection

Very often artists will take an ordinary object and present it to us in an unorthodox way to make us see it from a new perspective. By unexpectedly camouflaging a utilitarian tea pot as a carefully rendered landscape, the artist forces us to consider its wit and beauty as well as its utility and craftsmanship.

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