From the polygon five irregular arms project, each bearing a lively abstract pattern and each ending in a simple geometric figure with an animal or floral emblem.
Not to be overlooked is Mr. Smith's "Wyandot Vessel," also of polychromed earthenware, a low, squat rounded pot reminiscent of the baskets made by his Wyandot ancestors, but made current by a lively abstract pattern resembling geometricized leaves.
The cultural mishmash at Carven was more subtle, and the clothes were almost entirely adorable in peppy pinks, with some dresses and matching backpacks in a lively zigzag pattern that could have been a souvenir from a stopover on the isle of Missoni.
Her work has a major influence in my illustrations, as she brings this lively pattern work into her folk art style.
The scarf, with its red border and lively pattern in olive, ocher and teal, stood out from the others in the 2-euro bin at the secondhand shop Chine Machine.
David Findlay Jr., for one, has a well-selected small show of works by 20th-century Americans, including a lively, intricately patterned black and white picture by the Indian Space painter Steve Wheeler; and two radiant watercolors by the visionary nature painter Charles Burchfield.
Dense handwork, lively patterns and drapes of mixed fabrics are all giving a fresh spin to the 2010 summer season — although there are, as yet, no great creative statements.
Among the 40 works on view are abstract and figurative paintings, drawings and prints — including cartoonish social commentaries, lively patterns of color and intimate expressions of loss.
Under the rubric "Movement" -- expressed through kinetic qualities of the object itself (like fringes on clothing), and also through the animation of pattern and design -- a lively entry is a Kiowa baby carrier (around 1870).
A beautiful figure and a lively expression.
