tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post6216624393643196348..comments2024-03-18T13:21:38.338+00:00Comments on A Place Called Space: Eleni VernadakiEirenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350820845130506117noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post-9084420023676683752014-08-06T11:01:18.118+01:002014-08-06T11:01:18.118+01:00Olga, I saw some of her early work in an antique s...Olga, I saw some of her early work in an antique shop and it was so very different. So, yes, she's constantly changing and her work has developed in many ways and directions.<br /><br />Glad you noticed the décor in the shop!Eirenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350820845130506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post-31708920809121516652014-08-05T21:55:10.844+01:002014-08-05T21:55:10.844+01:00Her work has tremendous energy, and she seems cons...Her work has tremendous energy, and she seems constantly to be trying new things. I love how her work co-ordinates with the décor in her shop.Olga Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554469124546960971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post-51222906331124411822014-08-05T17:12:13.747+01:002014-08-05T17:12:13.747+01:00I know, it's extraordinary, Avril. It's li...I know, it's extraordinary, Avril. It's like the lapis lazuli blue so coveted by artists in the 16th century; the Virgin blue that was so expensive that they used to keep exclusively to paint Mary's cloak, as described by Tracy Chevalier in her novel; the blue that Vermeer loved. This blue has so many associations in art, such rich history, and she manages it on clay. Maybe she does use lapis lazuli, I don't know. She definitely likes using gold and/or silver. I have a silver teapot and a bowl where she has used gold.<br /><br />She is an extraordinary artist and an extraordinary person too. She is 83 now and is not producing as much stuff as she used to. It will be tragic when she stops.Eirenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350820845130506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post-48476981306401715682014-08-05T15:52:40.489+01:002014-08-05T15:52:40.489+01:00How does she get that blue, astonishing intensity....How does she get that blue, astonishing intensity. Lovely.Avril https://www.blogger.com/profile/04501939268046719230noreply@blogger.com