Handmade in Barnard Missouri by Momoko Usami
The outside of this porcelain box is made to look like an old letter that is found in a time capsule underground. It’s so old that it started to turn to stone. When you lift the lid, however, the inside of the box has a fresh view of flowers covered in gorgeous deep green. No part of this piece went undesigned. Even the rim has international mail designed with red and blue.
"I hand built the shape with porcelain, then hand carved the flower pattern inside. The rim is inlayed with red and blue underglaze. After the first firing color the outside texture and glaze inside with green glossy glaze, and finish with last firing at 2232F."
It’s perfect for holding your favorite jewelry on your bedside table, vanity table, or in your bathroom. Also a great size to store stamps, business cards, or organize small stationary like paper clips on your desk.
Approximate size: Height: 1 3/8" (3.5cm) x Width: 6" (15.2cm) x Depth: 4 7/16" (11cm)
Shape and size will vary slightly due to nature of hand crafting
Momoko Usami received a BFA and an MFA from Kyoto City University of Art in Kyoto, Japan. She moved to the United States in January 2008. She was one of the residency artist at Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago in 2009/2010. Currently, she settled her personal studio on the countryside near Kansas City, Missouri. She started Art Farm, small art classes for the community, in 2014. Momoko draws inspiration from many things, including Japanese painting from the Edo period, dreams, and daily encounters on the street. Her unique, playful and often interactive ceramic works have been shown in the United States, Canada, and Japan.
