Northumberland, UK-based ceramicist Claudia Rankin’s knack for crafting heartwarming pottery, imbued with fantasy and the wonder of nature, shines through in her pink and yellow bird candleholders. Standing 31cm tall, this handmade ceramic piece holds two candles that spring from lightly twisted branches. With charming birds perched in between, this candleholder makes for an eye-catching, charming object whether in use or on display. Price is …
Recreation Center is Brooklyn-based artist Josephine Noel’s ceramic practice. Under that moniker, Noel produces an array of playful objects with speckled patterns and vibrant splashes of color. This Daisy Hook—available in blue, pink, sage, speckle or yellow—is shaped like the cheerful flower, features two holes for securing it to a wall and a hook to hang light objects on.
In a former corner office on the 10th floor of 625 Madison Avenue, artist Jen Dwyer and curator Lauren Hirshfield transported guests of this year’s SPRING/BREAK Art Show into a decadent Rococo dreamland. The installation, appropriately entitled “Dreamer’s Delight” supported dozen of Dwyer’s ceramic art pieces: anthropomorphic teapots, tarot cards and curling fingers, among them. Less than a week after the art fair closed, we …