A Bunch Of Shards

It’s the vibrant cobalt color found in traditional Japanese pottery that inspires Israeli artist Zemer Peled to create her flower sculptures from blue hued ceramic shards. She builds sheets of clay, fires them, smashes them to thousands of pieces with a hammer and then builds them back together to construct these stunning, bursting blooms.

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(via This Is Colossal)

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9 Comments

  1. These are just gorgeous and I love the blue tones.

    xo

    Michaela

    http://www.etsy.com/shop/MichaelaJeanArt

    5.13.15
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  2. Mel wrote:

    This is absolutely stunning! I can’t believe they’re just shards. The result is so beautiful! Count on the Japanese to do something so incredibly creative and innovative!

    xx, mel
    http://melinspired.com

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  3. Prudence Yeo wrote:

    Absolutely amazing pieces of floral sculptures, they are true pieces of Art! Thanks for sharing!

    Prudence
    http://www.prudencepetitestyle.com

    5.14.15
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  4. 40+ wrote:

    This is amazing. I love these.
    Thank you. Andrea

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  5. sejal wrote:

    Wonderful
    àngelnx@gmail.com

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  6. Julie O wrote:

    Amazing! I love how she manages to make the pieces look light and flowy, I figured they were made of string at first!
    Frame Ambition by Julie O

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  7. Leo Sigh wrote:

    Wow, these are amazing. I can’t even imagine how long it takes to create just one. Gorgeous.

    5.16.15
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