Silver Tankard c. 1938

Lawrence Flynn’s ‘Silver Tankard’ is a delicate line drawing, carefully rendered. I can only imagine the meticulous process Flynn went through to create this piece. He’s got this silver tankard, right? It's not just any tankard; it's got history, maybe a story or two clinging to its surface. You can see the weight of the object, the way the light would catch on that handle—he gets it all down. It makes me think about how we look at functional objects, how they become beautiful through the attention we give them. It reminds me a little of the drawings of Morandi, taking mundane objects, and elevating them to this beautiful status by drawing. Flynn’s work is part of a wider conversation, an ongoing exchange of ideas across time, inspiring our own creativity. I love how the simple act of drawing can be such an embodied expression, embracing ambiguity and allowing for multiple interpretations.