Silver Mug c. 1936

Hester Duany made this silvery drawing of a mug, we don't know when, using pencil on paper. Look at the burnish on that mug. She’s gone over and over it, creating these subtle gradations of light and shadow. It's like she's really trying to figure out what silver *is*. I bet she had that mug right there in front of her, turning it this way and that, squinting, trying to see the world reflected in its surface. Drawing something like this isn't just about copying what you see. It’s about understanding the object, knowing its form intimately, and finding a way to translate that knowledge onto paper. There's a real love for craft in this drawing, a kind of quiet dedication, and a desire to describe the potential of an everyday object. This isn't just a drawing of a mug; it’s a study of light, form, and the very act of seeing.