Birth of Venus & Skull Vase by Mimi Logothetis

Tall, cylindrical vase hand-built by ceramic artist Mimi Logothetis. This piece has imagery of The Birth of Venus with skulls around the base of the vase. Mimi uses a proprietary printing technique to apply graphics referencing historical Greek pottery and transferware traditions. Both as image and pattern or texture, the wet clay is decorated, to tell stories or wry jokes. Her work focuses on environmental issues, man vs. nature and human interpersonal issues, man vs. man. Sculpturally, Mimi uses light inside very thin, translucent walls to illuminate ideas from within.

Black and white graphic porcelain design. Emerald green glaze on the inside walls of the vessel. 13"H x 3.25"W at the top and 4"W at the bottom.