Pa. German Butter Mold c. 1938

Charlotte Angus painted this Pa. German Butter Mold using watercolor, and wow, it feels so quiet and considered. I can imagine her carefully building up these soft, earthy browns, one delicate wash over another. The textures—look at the tiny ridges around the edge, the neat diamond pattern of the pineapple, and the fine veining of the leaves—she's really taken her time to capture these details. I wonder if she felt like she was also imprinting, like the maker of the mold itself? It's a humble subject, but look at how thoughtfully she renders this everyday object. You know, painting is a bit like that, a form of attentive observation and careful layering that reveals the beauty in the ordinary. And that's a kind of conversation—artists, crafters, makers, all responding to the world and each other.