Vase Arts

16 Feb, 2005 in art pottery by admin

Vase Arts

Different Ways to Use A Vase

Vases come in different shapes, sizes and colors. They have many different attributes hence many different ways to use one. Traditionally, a vase was only used for holding flowers. The flowers are usually dropped in and filled with water. This water keeps the flowers alive for a number of days depending on the type. The flower, as well as the holder, can change the atmosphere of the house. Some people like to have flowers at the dinner table as they eat.

If one is looking for elegance in their library, they can find it in them. One can use it as a sculptural bookend. One should fill the vase with many objects that are in themselves heavy in order to hold the books in place. One should use beautiful objects to bring out the beauty, which was the primary reason for having the vase there in the first place. One should make sure that they use the same colors so that their display can come off as serene. The holder will serve the purpose of holding the books in place as well as a decorative feature.

When a person displays well framed photographs on their wall, they bring color and warmth to a home. One can use a vase as a pictures frame. They can make it using their photos and paper. This is possible with objects that are straight sided as opposed to those that taper. One can use them in a row instead of a single layer. They can also be used in the kitchen. Since the kitchen is a busy room, it should not necessarily have an expensive vase. This is because there are higher chances of accidents in the kitchen than there are in other rooms. They can be used to store various kitchen tools as well. These can be in form of crockery and cutlery. They not only serve the purpose, but the also accentuate the beauty of the kitchen or counter they are placed on.

Vases can also be used as cake stands. People use them as cake bases when hosting parties and weddings. They should preferably have a wide base in order to support the weight of the cake. They should be turned upside down then have a plate placed securely on top of the base. This plate will subsequently serve as a base for the cake. This will make the serving look classy. Vases can be good art display cases. A person can put the item to be displayed on a plate or tray, and then cover it with a glass vase. This will serve as a unique and impressive display case. Transparent vases are the best for this sort of arrangement because one can see the underlying beauty.

Vases are one of the most beautiful and expensive objects. Previously, they were used only with flowers but now there are many different ways to use them that are making it stake its claim in the homes. They have become both practical as well as decorative objects. Vases are known to bring out the best in any room.

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Kevin Bailey loves vases.
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What ancient civilization or culture emphasized/worshiped sex the most?

I need to know for my art project! I have to make a vase and I'm trying to find out which culture had the biggest love for sex, and I want to make my vase from their culture. Help me out?!

Actually I'd like to know that one myself. I know the Ancient Sumerians had an orgy festival, which many historians regard the purpose of was to time the conception of that year's pregnancies. The Romans also had Lupercalia, which is regarded as the spiritual precursor to St. Valentine's Day. One of the practices during Lupercalia was for people to place Ostra with their name on them in a jar. Later there would be a raffle for the names in the jar and those who were so matched would hook up. Otherwise I would hypothesize that it doesn't vary by much. The first of the two primary biological imperatives is hardly diluted from civilization to civilization.

Edit: If this is about pottery then the Hellenics (Greeks, sort of, the word "Greek" hadn't been invented yet) had some pretty racy stuff. And, not just homoerotic, or nude games either. Below is a link to a Wikipedia image of one of better known ones.

Emile Munier - The Broken Vase