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Royal Jelly
1996
Kathy Butterly
Born: Amityville, New York 1963
glazed porcelain
4 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (11.4 x 8.6 cm) diam.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art
1997.46
Smithsonian American Art Museum
4th Floor, Luce Foundation Center
Royal Jelly displays Kathy Butterly’s signature style of forming small works out of curving and intertwining forms. She has made the walls of this cup so thin that light is able to shine through the glaze, creating a soft and fleshlike surface. The title refers to the food that the queen bee eats inside the beehive. Royal jelly is also thought to provide excellent health benefits for humans, such as relieving stress and depression, improving stamina, and preventing premature aging.
For more information about this work visit the Luce Foundation Center.
Keywords
decorative arts - ceramic
Crafts - Clay
ceramic - porcelain
About Kathy Butterly
Born: Amityville, New York 1963
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