Gowanus Nite Market 12/08/'12

It was my first market experience to sell my work. I would not say I sold a bunch but I had fun with my friends and met cool people! It made me think about what I want to make for the market in near future. Here are some images of what I had at the market.

Table cloths I used on the table are from my vintage Iranian fabric collection. Some of them I have since I was in high school. Do I have a thing for Persian design? Yes. 

Yuki and I (Aki took this photo)

Inspired by Persian Blue and White Tile

I bought a book in Japanese on antique ceramics of Asia in which I found a picture that I particularly liked.  It was a picture of Persian blue and white tile with two deer and plants around them.

The excerpt says the piece comes from Persia and was made in the 4th century. After doing some research online and in books, I could not find any record that backs up their claim on when it was made but it seems it is true that the first blue and white pottery was made using cobalt as under-glaze in Persia sometime in the 8th century. Later in the 13th century, the technique reached China and became what is know as "Chin Hua" (青花). When applied on porcelain in China, the contrast of blue and white became very vibrant and plant motifs became patterns.

The picture that I liked had much simpler look to it. Two deer running through woods. It had somewhat crude depiction of trees but yet it had a liveliness and mood that I was allured by.

I have no idea what deer symbolized back then in Persia but I somehow did not think it was merely a depiction of prey to be hunted. 

Anyway, I will continue thinking what about the picture I was so captivated by. Meanwhile, here are some examples of my take of the Persian blue and white tile and my approach using somewhat a similar technique.