LOVE YOUR DISHES
Haha! yes, I confess, I am a geek when it comes to dishes!
”The art of the Table” is not high stakes fashion where last year’s trends will leave you an outcast. In fact it’s quite the contrary, your individuality wins every time here.
I always bring back dishes from my travels, they all tell a beautiful story that can be shared. Hand made, modern, a thrift store find, breathing life back into someone’s dusty heirloom. Meeting artisans, potters, glassblowers - hearing their journey. It’s really about human creativity, and making each dish look its best on your table.
So much fun!
LOVE ARTISTIC PLATES THAT TELL A STORY! A garden that had possibly once been adequate was now a lush garden of Eden littered with artistic mastery. Camp Scruffy, it was not, but now if you add the Doo and say it as a cockerel crows it was simply fitting, and somehow genius! The love and added embossed plates made this breakfast unforgettable! Thank you Ginny you are both fabulous, and an advertising paragon.
UPCYCLING IN STYLE! I simply love to rummage in thrift stores. I feel like Indiana Jones on a quest for treasure. Not to mention that these days you can get single dishes that are worth a pretty penny for next to nothing!
FANCY PANSY NEED NOT COST THE EARTH! These Tiffany golden gems I found for $14 each on Ebay!. My talented friend Barry hand made the colorful pottery plate and the glasses were hand blown by a British glass blower as a gift. So there you have it, a fancy pansy table that costs less than if you had gone to your local store and bought the latest manufactured table-wear.
VALUE YOUR LOCAL POTTER! Imagine holding your coffee in one hand and a crispy, warm buttery croissant in the other. Like a siren's call, that comforting smell triggers every sensory in your body to focus on the pleasure of simply eating it. It is that French, 'je ne sais quoi', tempting no doubt, but you know as soon as you take the first bite that it will be a precipitating mess of carbs and grease specks all over your clothes. Now imaging sitting down for five, using a beautiful plate & cup lovingly crafted by your local potter - what a difference.. Either way you look at it it's the same calories, but doesn't the second option make you feel special, want to sit down, take time out and treat yourself! Take Five Everyday - You Deserve It !
BE COOL & DUST OFF YOUR OLD CHINA ! There is little more sexy than individuality, it calls for attention and shines amongst the grey platitude of the Jones's. Yet there is little more sad than beautiful china gathering dust in cupboards. My advice is use your precious china every day - it will thank you, and make all your daily meals a thing of beauty! Let's get upcycling, honor our heritage and transform your everyday!