Did you hear the one about a vase made by a South African, selected by a Zimbabwean, exhibited in Britain, bought by a Spaniard and exported to Belgium? No, not a joke but the real story of this gorgeous ceramic vessel fresh from the Gauteng kiln of talented artist Christine Williams, which we chose as part of her new collection for our spring exhibition opening tomorrow. It arrived by air a couple of weeks ago, painstakingly wrapped and packed by the indomitable Vivienne Oberholzer, and was displayed on Monday. Fate brought European friends I had not seen for 33 years to visit on Wednesday and “Night Sky” spoke to their souls. It is temporarily residing in London before making its’ final transition to Brussels to reside in their home. That is some journey for a piece of clay, and why I love this job; – beautiful art connects such lovely people. Thank you Christine for creating such stunning work, and thank you Ana and Alain for having such good taste.
