Mexican Barro Negro Woman-Shaped Bell hollywood regency With its bold lines and

With its bold lines and high gloss finish (in variegated pastels on front and back

who came from a long line of carvers

Or hang it on the wall in the kitchen or dining room to enjoy all of the time

This piece was created at  Lapid Pottery Works in Tel Aviv

Signed Jose C

Mexican Barro Negro Woman-Shaped Bell hollywood regency With its bold lines andWhen I saw this Mexican woman shaped bell at an antique shop going out of business in Liberty, Missouri, I immediately thought of Velasquezs las Meninas.Like the infanta at the center of that painting, she seems posed and self possesed, head slightly turned and arms positioned at the top of voluminous skirt, with an expression that renders her forever elusive. I find her super compelling, Plus she hides a bell beneath that shirt! She is emblematic of