Porcelain figurines

"La Luz no absuelve ni condena, no es justa ni es injusta" - the light neither absolves nor condemns, neither just nor unjust, says the Mexican writer, Nobel laureate and diplomat Octavio Paz to himself. The title of the exhibition by…

This Heirlooms of Tomorrow figure was made in California in the 1940s or 1950s. COURTESY PHOTO Throughout the millennia of human existence, figurines have been a constant. Some, like the ancient Venus of Willendorf, may have had…

LINDA MARIE LUDVICEK Swisher Linda Marie Ludvicek, 59, of Swisher,…

Agalis Manessi, 69, a London ceramicist born in Corfu, Greece, creates her animals - lying dogs, alert hares - from pieces of terracotta clay that she squeezes and manipulates "until a silhouette appears ". Her technique is centuries-old…

DAVENPORT, Santa Cruz County - When Sharon Smith examines the rolling fire-denuded hills of her community perched above Highway 1 all the way to the coast, she realizes how lucky she is to be in life.She remembers the night a year ago when…

They were traveling on day 3 of the company's 12-day itinerary “Explore the Douro, plus Lisbon and Madrid”, and after a two-night hotel stay in Madrid, they were surprised by the bonus celebration during from boarding in the Portuguese…

It's time for another gallery cruise on Vashon, with most art venues open from around 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, August 6. Remember, masks are back in fashion for everyone these days in all indoor public places. Here are a few…

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It doesn't get any more bestial than picking up some gewgaw from a specially marked package with something else. When the cars grew 1950s fins and the treasure was buried in boxes of cereal and soap flakes, I doubled…

The members of BTS, especially V, left everyone in division with their last game on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. The group consisting of RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook appeared on the show and played "Will you be…