{"product_id":"cup-diptych-babe-by-its-mother","title":"Cup Diptych 'Babe by Its Mother'","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA pair of cups that's made to be together. Wheel-thrown porcelain, painted by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach stroke is painted in one go, with no going back once the brush touches the surface. The blue and clear glaze layers blend together once the cup is fired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOn the \"A-sides,\" the cups feature two images of mother and child. One inspired (loosely!) by Pontormo's 16th century painting, 'Madonna and Child with Saint Joseph and Saint John the Baptist'. The other, by a sketch I made a couple of years back of a baby foot and a hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOn the \"B-sides\" are lines from the poem 'The Sphinx' by Ralph Waldo Emerson:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe babe by its mother\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e        Lies bathed in joy;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlide its hours uncounted,--\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e        The sun is its toy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe cups are sold as a pair. Each cup is approximately 9 cm tall and 9 cm across (12 cm including the handle). Trimmed flat foot and signed underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSOURCES\u003cbr\u003e• \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/anjajamrozik.com\/blogs\/finds\/madonna-and-child\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMadonna and Child\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/anjajamrozik.com\/blogs\/finds\/2024-sketch-of-unknown-origin\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e2024 sketch of unknown origin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/anjajamrozik.com\/blogs\/finds\/the-sphinx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Sphinx\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anja Jamrozik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711368384708,"sku":null,"price":170.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/1249\/1972\/files\/Diptych-Babe-By-Its-Mother-01.jpg?v=1789528205","url":"https:\/\/anjajamrozik.com\/products\/cup-diptych-babe-by-its-mother","provider":"Anja Jamrozik","version":"1.0","type":"link"}