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Taking Stock of the Raku Around the Atrium

·Walnut Creek, California·#winter#bay area#home#art-collection#interior-design
Abstract assemblage of dark, textured, and iridescent materials layered around a white piece with four circular cutouts.

Went around the atrium this afternoon looking at the wall pieces, then carried on inside. The raku holds up well out there — the twelve turquoise tiles on the far wall, the three-part figure with the face at the top, the big slab with the four round cutouts. Weathering seems to agree with them more than it would with anything on paper.

The poinsettia in the watering can is still going, which is more than I expected a week into January. The croton next to it looks a little battered but alive. The succulent bowl by the door is fine, as always.

Inside, the black relief next to the piano and the framed raku fragment in the hall are the ones I keep stopping at. The gallery wall over the credenza is getting crowded — there is one gap left on the right side and I am not sure what goes there yet.

A modern building corner with a wooden art piece on the wall and a garden with various plants, including a red poinsettia.Three abstract, mixed-media art pieces, varying in shape and color, hang vertically on a light gray wooden wall.Twelve square, textured ceramic tiles with abstract designs in blue, green, and red hues, arranged on a light wooden wall.An outdoor patio features a wall art grid, a garden bed, a black basket, and reflections of an indoor dining area.A dark brown Yamaha upright piano and bench are set against a paneled wall displaying framed art and a speaker.A dark, abstract, rectangular relief sculpture with various geometric shapes and cutouts, mounted on a light wall.A white wall displays a diverse collection of framed artworks above a wooden credenza with decorative items.An abstract artwork with textured, iridescent metal squares arranged in an irregular shape, framed in black and silver, hangs on a white wall.

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