March 29th, 2013
(via PHOTOS: Rarely Seen Central American Ceramics Dating from 1,000 Years Ago | Around The Mall) While some pieces, particularly from the Maya, took on an abstracted quality, this pre-classic human-monkey figure shows a turn toward realism. Pre-Classic period Maya human-monkey figure, AD 200–300 Villa de Zaragoza, Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala Pottery

(via PHOTOS: Rarely Seen Central American Ceramics Dating from 1,000 Years Ago | Around The Mall)

While some pieces, particularly from the Maya, took on an abstracted quality, this pre-classic human-monkey figure shows a turn toward realism. Pre-Classic period Maya human-monkey figure, AD 200–300 Villa de Zaragoza, Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala Pottery

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August 4th, 2012
zolotoivek: The studio of Vera Maiya, 1926. Photo by Mariya Peschanaya.

zolotoivek:

The studio of Vera Maiya, 1926. Photo by Mariya Peschanaya.

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April 28th, 2012
(via Figuration Feminine: Edvarda A. Braanaas (1963)) Maya (2007), Edvarda Braanaas

(via Figuration Feminine: Edvarda A. Braanaas (1963))

Maya (2007), Edvarda Braanaas

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April 21st, 2011
(via How-To: Clothespin Bunny @Craftzine.com blog) Maya of Maya*Made shows youhow to make a wee bunny from a clothespin. 

(via How-To: Clothespin Bunny @Craftzine.com blog)

Maya of Maya*Made shows youhow to make a wee bunny from a clothespin. 

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