More Klytie..

Further to my last entry I find I am increasingly fascinated by Klytie Pate's pottery. Serves me right really- I bought that first vase thinking I could sell it and buy what I really wanted and instead I got hooked on it. Shapes and colours are clearly visible in online pics but what you don't see is the sensual, tactile nature of the pottery. I have bought three items since my last entry; A beautiful exhibition sized bowl with a startling yellow interior and an external incised magnolia design highlighted in gold lustre, which is not unlike a similar example at the powerhouse museum that has been dated 1940-1950.

This was followed by a hilariously sinuous coffee pot with a "cats ear" lid which just makes me think of Dr Seuss. I fell in love with it at the Amanda Addams auction viewing but thought it was out of my price range. Then it appeared on ebay within my range. I think it was meant to be mine!
The handle is broken and poorly repaired but do I care? Well, maybe a little- I am yet to get a quote on a professional repair, its too scary.

Finally a jug, smooth, fine, not bothered by a fussy handle, which just makes you want to stroke it..

Klytie Pate

I just sold a broken vase on ebay, which attracted more attention than anything I've previously listed. This has prompted me to find out more about the maker, Klytie Pate, and to try to discover why people would collect her work so passionately- I mean, there were 33 people watching this broken vase with a missing rim, and 8 fierce bidders.
The more I see of her work, the more I understand; superbly executed, beautiful, art deco designs based on mythology and nature. Poignantly it seems she passed away only a couple of weeks ago, at the age of 97...