"Katydid Caress" - 1994
"Katydid Caress"
#259 - 1994
Celadon
2.1 L x 1.4 D inches
Katydid Caress is a large, extensively carved porcelain bead. It had been exhibited at The Hand & The Spirit gallery in Scottsdale, AZ many years ago and has remained in my possession since then.
Every part of the surface has been carved wtih a wild rose motif. The season is late summer/early autumn when the rose hips are formed and the katydids are mature and beginning their autumn courtship. Both male and female katydids were carved, with delicate legs and antenna, floating above the complex background of leaves.
This is a beautifully successful piece, with negative and positive relief carving, and with areas that transition from one to another. Above all of the vegetation, and positioned in it, are the most beautiful of insects, a pale, leaf-colored green that disappears in the broad leaf vegetation.
I have spent hours watching these beautiful creatures with wonder as they move about in their environment.
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I would like to explain the pricing of the vintage carved porcelain presented here. When the carved porcelain pieces were completed their prices were assigned. Now that two to three decades have passed, their original prices are outdated. I used a Department Of Labor inflation calculator to determine what the original prices would be in current dollars. The last calculations were done in 2017 for the current pricing, and for some created an unreasonable price. I have modified the prices which still acknowledge their vintage and collectible status.
Hand-carving the small sculptural porcelain pieces took careful and time-consuming effort. The more complex and detailed sculptural pieces have higher prices that are directly related to the amount of time that it took to reach a quality completion.
"Katydid Caress"
#259 - 1994
Celadon
2.1 L x 1.4 D inches
Katydid Caress is a large, extensively carved porcelain bead. It had been exhibited at The Hand & The Spirit gallery in Scottsdale, AZ many years ago and has remained in my possession since then.
Every part of the surface has been carved wtih a wild rose motif. The season is late summer/early autumn when the rose hips are formed and the katydids are mature and beginning their autumn courtship. Both male and female katydids were carved, with delicate legs and antenna, floating above the complex background of leaves.
This is a beautifully successful piece, with negative and positive relief carving, and with areas that transition from one to another. Above all of the vegetation, and positioned in it, are the most beautiful of insects, a pale, leaf-colored green that disappears in the broad leaf vegetation.
I have spent hours watching these beautiful creatures with wonder as they move about in their environment.
—————
I would like to explain the pricing of the vintage carved porcelain presented here. When the carved porcelain pieces were completed their prices were assigned. Now that two to three decades have passed, their original prices are outdated. I used a Department Of Labor inflation calculator to determine what the original prices would be in current dollars. The last calculations were done in 2017 for the current pricing, and for some created an unreasonable price. I have modified the prices which still acknowledge their vintage and collectible status.
Hand-carving the small sculptural porcelain pieces took careful and time-consuming effort. The more complex and detailed sculptural pieces have higher prices that are directly related to the amount of time that it took to reach a quality completion.
"Katydid Caress"
#259 - 1994
Celadon
2.1 L x 1.4 D inches
Katydid Caress is a large, extensively carved porcelain bead. It had been exhibited at The Hand & The Spirit gallery in Scottsdale, AZ many years ago and has remained in my possession since then.
Every part of the surface has been carved wtih a wild rose motif. The season is late summer/early autumn when the rose hips are formed and the katydids are mature and beginning their autumn courtship. Both male and female katydids were carved, with delicate legs and antenna, floating above the complex background of leaves.
This is a beautifully successful piece, with negative and positive relief carving, and with areas that transition from one to another. Above all of the vegetation, and positioned in it, are the most beautiful of insects, a pale, leaf-colored green that disappears in the broad leaf vegetation.
I have spent hours watching these beautiful creatures with wonder as they move about in their environment.
—————
I would like to explain the pricing of the vintage carved porcelain presented here. When the carved porcelain pieces were completed their prices were assigned. Now that two to three decades have passed, their original prices are outdated. I used a Department Of Labor inflation calculator to determine what the original prices would be in current dollars. The last calculations were done in 2017 for the current pricing, and for some created an unreasonable price. I have modified the prices which still acknowledge their vintage and collectible status.
Hand-carving the small sculptural porcelain pieces took careful and time-consuming effort. The more complex and detailed sculptural pieces have higher prices that are directly related to the amount of time that it took to reach a quality completion.