Pearlescent Large Flower

Pearlescent Large FlowerI never imagined I'd be this excited about a fake flower, yet here I am, positively giddy over a ceramic camellia that's about as real as my childhood dreams of becoming a professional mime. This pearl colored behemoth, large enough to make my wall look like it's sprouting botanical tumors, has single handedly solved the existential crisis of what to hang on a wall without resorting to the clich?? family portraits or those insufferable motivational

must have had a moment of divine inspiration when they stuck that keyhole on the back

pearl-white and delicate as a soap bubble

even in the most unexpected forms

meticulously shaped and glazed to perfection

but as I held the large green flower with its glazed pink tips

I stumbled upon a delightful piece of wall art decor that instantly captivated my heart

I half expected the neighbors to stage an intervention

" He eyed it suspiciously

smitten with a ceramic flower that's about as subtle as a peacock at a pigeon convention

in that particularly Parisian way that suggests both confusion and reluctant admiration

" The request was never repeated

we actually named it after an 80