Saucer c. 1936

Joseph Sudek made this drawing of a "Saucer," most likely with graphite and colored pencil, sometime during his lifetime. What a quirky thing to memorialize! I love how it renders something so everyday, but it's also a kind of technical drawing. I can imagine him holding the saucer, turning it slowly in his hand, really considering its form and subtle curves. Look at the delicate blue pattern around the rim—it's like he's trying to capture not just the object, but also its history, its use. It's like he's saying, "Even the simplest things, the things we take for granted, have a beauty and a story if we just take the time to look." Sudek's saucer reminds me of the quiet power of noticing, of finding the extraordinary in the ordinary.