Cup and saucer 1933

This cup and saucer was made by Frank Graham Holmes, but we don't know exactly when. Look at it. It’s like holding history in your hands, isn't it? I’m thinking about Frank, imagining his focus, his hand steady as he painted the University of Virginia onto this delicate piece of porcelain. It’s not just decoration; it's a little stage, and I wonder, did he consider the weight of what he was making? Maybe he didn't think of it as "fine art" - or maybe he did! The precision, the repetition of line around the edges—it makes me think about my own work. How repetition can become a form of meditation, a way of understanding something deeper. We’re all in conversation, you know? Me, Frank, all artists, reaching across time through the stuff we make with our hands. Something solid remains, in a world of constant change. Just the thought of all the cups of tea that might have been drunk from this, who held it, who admired it – it's a really lovely thing.