Thicket (XXX), 1979 Color Lithograph (ed. 10) by Boston Area Artist Peter Wagner shino-glazed tea bowl as if he's been sitting

as if he's been sitting here forever patiently waiting for someone to give him a treat

orange and white hand-painted design is repeated three times around

visible when looking inside but not evident otherwise

but I love it--in very large part because of that meat-like melon (with those very pork chop looking slices) which gives the whole thing a Chaïm Soutine sort of flavor in addition to lending it a certain eroticism

Thicket (XXX), 1979 Color Lithograph (ed. 10) by Boston Area Artist Peter Wagner shino-glazed tea bowl as if he's been sittingNot totally my usual sort of this for the shop, but I happened upon this 1979 lithograph, titled "Thicket" (edition of 10) by still active Boston area artist Peter Wagner and it resonated to me in all sorts of ways and the more time I spend with it the more I love it. My first thought, at this particular moment, was to read the three "X"s as a row X chromosomes, and so as stand ins for women, forming a blockade, (i. e. hands off my body, thank you