Ceramic Flower Mum Chocolate 5

Ceramic Flower Mum Chocolate 5I never thought I'd find myself extolling the virtues of fake flowers, yet here I was, utterly captivated by a ceramic chocolate hued mum no bigger than a salad plate. My sister, always the cutting edge decorator, had introduced me to this richly colored little marvel. "Chive's been making these for over a decade," she informed me, cradling the boxed flower like it was a Faberg?? egg. "It's not just a flower, it's ceramic art." I examined the delicate

until I encountered the ceramic sea anemone that would forever change my stance on home decor and possibly my life

which I've named "Maurice" (because all good wall decorations deserve proper names that sound vaguely like insurance salesmen)

It was the kind of modern artwork that made you wonder if you'd accidentally ingested something before entering the room

Todd loved those huge self-enclosed round terrariums from the 70's

When my mother called to ask what to hang on a kitchen wall

like using a pushpin to hang a chandelier

brandishing the ceramic creation like a trident

" As I watched my sister excitedly plan where to hang this aquatic-inspired ceramic bloom

I briefly considered suggesting a framed poster of our family's most spectacular cooking disasters

It was a ceramic flower

Sold to those with taste

this was a colossal