Elegant, hand-painted porcelain plates were popularly produced as decorative fine arts during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This book has over 675 beautiful full color images display lovely portraits, romantic landscapes and city scenes, still-life paintings, and floral arrangements. The engaging text provides concise histories of the factories, decorating studios, the artisans with the marks employed by each, an extensive bibliography, and an index. This book will be enjoyed by anyone who appreciates hand painted pottery.
Pottery-making is filled with life lessons. Patience is a virtue. Finish what you start. Wash your hands – things sometimes have a tendency to get messy. “What you’re making might not turn out like you wanted or like you thought you wanted,”…
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posted by Leann Sweeney I, by no means, worship at the church of Oprah. I like her. She’s smart and sometimes has interesting shows, but being an author of the “looked down upon” genre books, I wish she’d wise up and discover the joy of mysteries. When I give a talk, one of the most often half-in-jest comments is “When will you be on Oprah?” Ha! Don’t I wish. Mid-listers could sure use an Oprah bump, especially if she’d really like to save the publishing industry. No, us mystery writers are
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