Burnt Yellow Elegance Ranunculus

Burnt Yellow Elegance RanunculusWhen people ask about the wall art decor in my living room, I tell them it's modern artwork, which feels like less of a lie than admitting I bought it during a 3 AM Instagram shopping binge. The ceramic flower ?? a yellow thing no bigger than my palm ?? stares back at me from its perch above the sofa, looking suspiciously like a ranunculus that's been interpreted by someone whose only exposure to flowers was through a View Master reel. "Wall art for

s always the same: a ceramic flower

spiky masterpiece that says

with its delicate dark-tipped petals

though she knew perfectly well I had converted my spare bedroom into a sanctuary for my collection of vintage typewriters

"It's an artificial flower

practically swooning over a ceramic poppy like it's the answer to life's great question: what to hang above a bed

" I traced the delicate edges of each petal

" The flower in question was a behemoth of blue

and let your plants conquer the world one leaf at a time

Devo moved out of Toronto during the COVID years

When people ask me what to hang on a wall

What have Bolsk Terrariums and Japanese soccer players have in common