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Paul Hilditch has an ability to intrigue and invite, a skill which is at its very height on this beautifully-shaped vase, with its dark, enticing corners and mysterious pathways leading into the depths of an old-fashioned, riverside community. Sometimes a truly great vase emerges from Moorcroft. 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Vicky has successfully employed the rhythmic and dynamic flows of this design to create an overall harmonizing effect which also highlights the texture of raised tube-lining for the tiny seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe dandelion has received bad press in recent years, thanks in part to generations of children who blew the seeds to tell the time, and therefore spread it into unwelcoming gardens. 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Whilst interpretations of the Book of Genesis vary, the artistic representation of the narrative of the flood is something undoubtedly special.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a delightfully playful design, we see the furry faces of a panda and a tiger, the mighty tusks of an elephant and the pink nose of a zebra, all poking out from the safety of the ark, even though lightning strikes above and the ocean whirls furiously below.  As the vase is rotated, the clouds part to reveal a dove in flight, while paired animals rejoice under a clearing sky as they prepare to disembark from Noah’s ark. 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It may be due to its simple and understated creamy-pink petals, its curious habit of occupying the surfaces of freshwater, or the fact that its formation was once considered to represent the pattern of the earliest flowering plants. For whatever reason, the water lily never fails to project a notion of harmony and tranquillity to whomsoever is fortunate enough to behold it.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nRachel Bishop, in knowing the calming effect of the flower, first introduced it in Lamia and then proceeded to multiply its appeal by surrounding her water lilies with the disciplined pattern-work of the Art Nouveau era. Rachel’s latest water lily sits neatly in the palm of a darkening lily pad, attracting the attention of jewel-coloured dragonflies. The lower part of the vase plays host to the orderly flower heads of regimental irises. 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