For the Spring Table
A few pieces from ceramic artist Whitney Smith's collection.
My sense of impending spring began a few weeks ago when I awoke to a mourning dove’s lonely call. Just barely March, it seemed far too early then to raise much excitement, but the signs have become irrefutable – budding trees, blooming crocuses, a run of rainy 50-degree days, more bird song – and I am now, despite a certain measure of disbelief, firmly in the throes of spring fever.
For those of you thus afflicted, and for the others who are still soldiering through winter, I bring you this round-up of items embodying the effervescence of spring.
Blending vintage glaze aesthetics with simplified organic motifs and forms, ceramic artist Whitney Smith has created a bevy of unique, natural (and usable) beauties, worthy of any table. (Her collection has even more to offer than the beautiful pieces above, so be sure to check out the gallery on her site.)
TheChirp! Dinnerware collection (right) pairs classic china tableware forms with colorful watercolor images of birds and budding branches, which are not only applied to the outsides and rims of the pieces but playfully wrapped around the insides of bowls and splashed across the centers of plates.
Above, from left: A grouping of Bosa's Meilito honey pots, $44; Yoshitaka Kato's Sunshine tea set, $48. Below, right: Dinnerware transfers, $4.75.
To my mind, the Meilito Honey Pot and the Sunshine Tea Set were meant to be together, bringing color and life to contemporary tables the world round.
Dinnerware transfers from Sprout Home (right) are an inexpensive and temporary way to bring a touch of spring to your existing tableware.
About the author: Amanda Clarke is a recovering restaurant pastry chef with a background in architecture. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she writes, tests, and develops recipes and works on freelance food-styling gigs between walkings and feedings of her two dogs and husband.
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onedaylingers at 11:22PM on 03/21/08