There’s a dinner on my spider
May 9th, 2007 at 03:41pm cicada
dinner, salad, and dessert plates
Laura Zindel
Laura Zindel Ceramics
My friend Lorraine alerted me to this amazing ceramic tableware by Laura Zindel. Zindel says:
I believe that some objects can carry a personal history through a family from year to year. I hope that I can make art that a family member can buy to be handed down the line. Something bought on a whim, that becomes the platter for the turkey, or sits on the mantel. “Crazy old Uncle Larry bought that peculiar spider platter, and we just can’t seem to part with it”, I would like to be a part of that.
I’m far from squeamish, but I don’t know about those tarantulas. . . I love the snakes and beetles, though.
These patterns would rock a wedding registry - any entomologists/herpetologists getting married out there?
Thanks Lorraine!
Entry Filed under: Wonder Cabinets, Frivolity, Artists & Art, Biology
6 Comments Add your own
1. Markk | May 9th, 2007 at 11:29 pm
That is one creepy spider plate - and is that a snake or a tapeworm?
2. cicada | May 9th, 2007 at 11:44 pm
It’s a snake, but a tapeworm would be an awesome diet strategy - you can eat whatever you want, but it has to be off a plate covered in tapeworms. Euw!
3. Wedding gifts for the str&hellip | May 10th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
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4. Hungry Hyaena | May 14th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
I think these are terrific, and I’m certainly not asking “why,” as the third comment suggests is likely.
Unfortunately they’re a wee bit pricey, so acquiring a mixed set would be difficult. Hell, I might have to get married just so…
5. cicada | May 14th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
Yeah. . . not everyone appreciates insects and snakes on their dinner table. I think such appreciation may be genetic: for mother’s day I got my mom a praying mantis egg case, soon to hatch, and she’s thrilled with it. (She’s also babysitting my snake.)
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