Ontwerp voor de beschildering van een porseleinen 'vase Chaumont' te Sèvres 1903

This is a design for a porcelain vase by Anatole-Alexis Fournier. I find the way these delicate white flowers embrace the form so intriguing. It reminds me of when I’m trying to cover a canvas, and the painting almost resists, pushing back. It’s like Fournier coaxed the blossoms, one by one, to curl around the vase's curves. I can imagine him thinking about the way the vase will sit in a room, how the light will hit those petals. There is a softness to this work, especially in how the paper has aged. It gives the flowers a dreamlike presence, as if they might fade away if you look at them too closely. It makes me want to grab a brush and just let the colours dance on the surface, seeing where they lead. We are all in an ongoing conversation, picking up where others left off, and making our mark.