Linda Mau is a well-known clay artist in the San Francisco Bay area. She has made some marvelously creative things. You can see more of her very professional work at http://lmau.com . Linda is also my sister-in-law. Her clay art is simply stunning.
When Linda, allows me to own something she has created, I know it’s bound to be very special. Here are a selection of small treasures she’s given me. Most of them are useful as well. There’s nothing big here because it had to travel home in a suitcase or come through the mail.
The strawberry bowl is designed to show off the berries as well as hold them. It’s one of my favorites.
The lady usually sits among my flowers
The photo doesn’t show her beautiful color well. She’s a lovely medium brown and looks so pretty in my garden. Linda gave her to my mother, and when we were closing my mother’s home, I took the lady home with me.
A paper bowl, two hearts, and a butterfly of a dish
I never dreamed so much could be made of paper. This little bowl has bits of flowers and such made into the paper. It once had a handle of twigs. The gray heart honors Scott and Tina’s wedding day. The white heart is a pin, beautiful in its simplicity. The turquoise blue dish is another favorite. It is so light and delicate you think you’ll break it if you touch it, but it’s strong.
This tray was destined for the garbage can. It's a failed experiment, but I love it.
On this tray are two silver bells from my mother-in-law’s collection, a trinket from my daughter Lisa, and a broken bit of honeycomb. They rest on a fancy napkin given me by another daughter. Linda planned to throw the tray away because the experiment didn’t work. The clay edges were crumbling off the wire on the edges. I loved it with its imperfections and begged to be allowed to rescue it from the trash.
The blue tea box keeps my tea bags fresh. A square for used bags is ready next to it.
The last time I visited, Linda gave me a lovely tea caddy. It’s exactly the right shape and size for the tea bags.
Find out more about Linda’s art and where you can see it at http://lmau.com . Here are more references to her work
- http://ceramicartsdaily.org/methods-techniques/paper-clay-and-steel-combining-three-disparate-materials-to-create-strong-yet-lightweight-ceramic-sculpture/?floater=99
- http://www.ovcag.org/_shows/_past_2006/2006-29-APR/arles_gallery/index.html (Scroll to her name)
- http://www.pvarts.org/sculptureis09/artwork?page=2&order=field_artist_value&sort=asc
Marilynne
I was lucky enough to have one piece of Aunt Linda’s work. It was a shallow dish and I really loved it! Unfortunately it fell victim to my middle sister’s son when he was just a toddler.
(hmm… now that he’s all grown up perhaps I can make him feel guilty about that! ha!)
Your pieces are wonderful! I love the garden lady!
Love, Cindy
comment by Cinders — February 26, 2010 @ 6:10 pm
I love all the pieces I have. Linda has made some really wonderful things. However, I’ve never figured out how to get one of her garden totems in a suitcase.
comment by Marilynne — February 26, 2010 @ 7:07 pm
Sometimes I have to remind myself that the person is more important to me than anything I own. That puts things into perspective. You can’t lay guilt on the little boy he used to be, so let it be. Besides which, I don’t think you’d do anything more than tease him.
comment by Marilynne — February 26, 2010 @ 7:09 pm
More importantly, he is smart enough to know better… I could tease and he would just laugh! (and rightfully so!)
Love Cindy
comment by Cinders — February 27, 2010 @ 9:28 am
I can see why the strawberry bowl is one of your favorites. It’s beautiful!
comment by Quadmama — March 1, 2010 @ 4:47 pm
That’s awesome. I like the blue tea box
comment by Icy BC — March 3, 2010 @ 5:01 pm