Sculpture Garden

The Chung Mei Temple is one of our favorite places.

It has a lovely tea room and a garden that is sure to bring a smile to the face.

From lohans and arhats ...

to little monks with begging bowls, drums, horoscope creatures to...

a bodhisattva in royal ease position ...

Chung Mei Sculpture garden has something for everyone.

A big THANK YOU to Mary for being our hostess for Mosaic Monday.

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We had a long and busy week last week.

Lots of family and colleagues of Mr. Dragon were here to share memories and say their goodbyes.

Sad, but lots of happiness too. 

Today and this week we rest ... just the two of us with the furbabies.

DD (dear daughter) and Mr. Dragon's sister will be with us the following week. 

Thank you for your loving support and kindness.

Wishing all of you well and a JOY filled week.

American Art Pottery

The postcard today is another from Pomegranate and their 

Art, Architecture and Design books...

American Art Pottery.

This postcard is also the cover art for the book.

The back of the postcard reads:

American Art Pottery

Vase, 1928

Glazed white clay

Jonathan Browne Hunt (1876-1943), potter

Newcomb Pottery, New Orleans, Louisiana (1895-1940)

From the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art

Winter Park, Florida

"Art Pottery is the term applied to ceramics made primarily for decorative purposes. The American Art pottery movement flowered in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as an aspect of the international arts and crafts movement associated with the artist and designer William Morris. Respected in its own time for its quality and beauty, and now avidly sought by collectors, American Art Pottery is prized not only for its technical and artistic virtuosity, but also for it's historical association with with traditional values of craftsmanship, honest labor and the aesthetic enrichment of the daily lives of ordinary people."

"Newcomb Pottery is considered one of the most significant American art potteries of the first half of the 20th century. Influenced by the English Arts and Crafts movement, Newcomb pottery was exhibited around the world, sold in shops on both coasts, and written about in art journals throughout the United States and Europe. Newcomb potters (always men) and designers (always women and girls) were awarded eight medals at international exhibitions before 1916.  ...

The students and graduates worked with designs evocative of the American South, inspired by Louisiana flora and crafted from local and regional clay. As the 20th century opened before them, some students moved towards developing more modern designs, yet still maintained the philosophy that no two pieces of pottery should be alike."

More information on Newcomb Pottery can be found here.

Thank you to Beth for hosting Postcard Friendship Friday.

Good Morning!

Virtual Shopping

I had no plans to go on another virtual shopping trip.

When the Old Durham Road catalog arrived in the mail I was going to file it directly in recycling.

Then I saw this...

The first of the royal wedding china for Will and Kate.

Opening the catalog led to finding several lovely tea sets.

One is the nautical looking Captain's Tea Service.

The East India Tea Company was chartered by Queen Elizabeth in 1600 and the ship's captain tea service would have looked much like this lovely blue and white. 

Then there is the beautiful and regal looking set that makes up the Royal Collection-

The Queen Victoria Range.

This official range of china commemorates the golden age of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) from the Royal Collection. The design takes its inspiration from English bone china commissioned by Queen Victoria for the Great Exhibition of 1851, and features her signature. 

I'm linking to multiple memes this week.

We have a house full of family visiting Mr. Dragon and I needed to make life a little easier!

Besides, I wanted to stop by and at least wave!

I'd like to thank the hostesses of the following memes:

Mosaic Monday, Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday, 

Tea Time Tuesday,  and Teacup Tuesday!

Wishing you well and a JOY filled week.

She's Growing Up!

Little Miss Cassie is growing up!

She's become quite the lady.

Prowling her world which looks like a toddler playground! 

A big THANK YOU to Misty for hosting Camera Critters.

Wishing you well and a fun filled weekend.