Illustrations de Histoire naturelle générale et particulière avec la description du cabinet du roy, t. V] / De Sève, Buvée L’Amériquain, dess. ; P. Martinani, Louis Le Grand, C. Baquoy, grav. ; Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon, aut. du texte, 1756
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Bodie, the Sacramento Police Dog that was shot by a suspect yesterday, rests at the VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center in Rancho Cordova. His condition has been upgraded from critical to serious and stable.
Autumn Cruz | acruz@sacbee.com (via Day in Pictures - The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California)
Ceramic art by Carol Gouthro
“I have a strong interest in natural forms, cultural artifacts and personal mementos. I am drawn to ornament, embellishment, pattern, and texture. For the last ten years the vessel forms in my ceramic work have slowly been evolving into botanically inspired hybrid sculptural forms. In working on these pieces I have become more involved with the details, the close ups, the abstract, the peering into. My interest in detail, layers and encrustations has been heightened by repeated travels to India and China. I am fascinated by the complexity, diversity, beauty and danger of the natural world and this leads to thoughts about growth, nourishment, attraction, and sexuality. Built into these hybrids are some of the artifacts and mementos that form my DNA.”
