Œuvre d’art
Seven patterns on glass
Family ornaments painted by the artist Krystyna Malek.
Langue du contenu
The set of ornaments displayed on the exhibition wall was painted on glass by Krystyna Malek from Garcz. Ryszard Necel confirmed that the patterns followed the family tradition. This separate display presents decorations that appear in different combinations and arrangements on the pottery. The set comprises seven motifs: a lilac sprig, a small tulip, a large tulip, a Kashubian star, fish scales, a Kashubian wreath and a lily. The geometric star sits alongside plant forms. The small and large tulips have separate names in the family repertoire.
Fish scales were associated with the abundance of fish in Kashubian lakes. The wreath was most often a supplementary ornament, resembling wreaths woven in villages. The lily is among the most intricate patterns and was used less frequently. Franciszek used this repertoire, followed by Leon and Ryszard. Combining motifs on one object meant that seven basic patterns produced far more than seven finished decorations. On glass, each ornament can be studied separately from the shape of the jug, plate or vase it decorates.
Pour les enfants
Seven family patterns are shown on glass. Krystyna Malek painted them, and Ryszard Necel confirmed that they followed the Necel tradition. On a pot, a pattern follows a curved surface. Here you can see it separately.
The set includes two tulips, lilac, a lily, a wreath, fish scales and a Kashubian star. Not all represent plants: the star is geometric and the scales refer to fish. The wreath usually completed a larger decoration. Potters combined motifs on a single vessel. The same set could therefore produce many decorations, depending on the combination and the shape of the object.
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