Buttercup Yellow Chrysanthemum BIRTH FLOWER Its abstract design makes it

Its abstract design makes it look like it's been through a seafood processor and reassembled by a nearsighted mermaid with a penchant for modern art

When my sister called to ask what to hang above a couch in her new apartment

and each brushstroke tells a story of passion and dedication

s always the same: a ceramic flower

I decided to mount it in the hallway

Buttercup Yellow Chrysanthemum BIRTH FLOWER Its abstract design makes itI never thought I'd find myself extolling the virtues of a ceramic Chrysanthemum, yet here I was, utterly enchanted by a yellow flower that looked like it had been plucked from the fever dream of a modernist beekeeper. This medium sized marvel, masquerading as a flower, sat in its gift box like a porcelain promise of eternal autumn. "It's modern artwork," my sister declared, her voice tinged with the reverence usually reserved for abstract