Lettuce Ware Porcelain Sculpture in the Style of Dodie Thayer

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A very beautiful, one-of-a kind, red radicchio porcelain lettuce ware/lettuce leaf head sculpture by artist/sculptor, Katherine Houston, circa late-20th century, … more A very beautiful, one-of-a kind, red radicchio porcelain lettuce ware/lettuce leaf head sculpture by artist/sculptor, Katherine Houston, circa late-20th century, USA. In the Trompe L'Oeil style. Beautifully designed, handmade and hand painted, hard paste porcelain. Signed and dated ('96) on underside as shown in last image. A collectable piece. A special piece for a dining table, display cabinet, etc. Dimensions: 5.5" x 6" x 3.75" Height.

About: Katherine Houston, a living artist working in an 18th century technique, adapting the techniques and masterful creations of the past. She is one of the few artists in the world carrying on a tradition of hand sculpting hard paste porcelain, decorated with a broad range of color over glazes. Ms. Houston is directly influenced by 18th century German Meissen and Frech Sèvres porcelain. Her work is predominantly botanical themes of fruits, vegetables, leaves and flowers. Her painstaking attention to detail, her devotion to the exploration of color and depth of palette, and her earthy yet elegant designs have established her as a preeminent artist in the field. Ms. Houston has lectured and demonstrated her technique around the country in numerous museums and associations: Bayou Bend, Houston, TX; Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY; RISDI, Providence, RI; Museum of Art, Kalamazoo, MI and Charlotte, NC; Hartford Athenaeum, Hartford, CT; Peabody Essex, Salem, MA; Philadelphia Garden Show in PA and many others. She has regularly exhibited at the New York Ceramics Fair; the Palm Beach Art and Antiques Show, the Baltimore Art and Antique Show, and also in Greenwich, CT, Winterthur, DE and Philadelphia, PA. The decorative porcelain artwork of Katherine Houston is collected throughout the United States, in Europe, South America, and Japan. Her work can be seen at the New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut, which houses an internationally acclaimed porcelain collection. Ms. Houston has been commissioned by The White House to create an exclusive work of art and has been represented at some of the finest luxury stores in New York and beyond. less