Ceramic Flower Dahlia Green 11

Ceramic Flower Dahlia Green 11I never thought I'd find myself waxing poetic about a ceramic flower, but here I am, positively giddy over a piece of wall art that's about as alive as my Aunt after her third martini. This teal monstrosity, courtesy of Chive's decade long obsession with fake flora, arrived in a box so pretty it made me question my life choices. Why don't I live in a box this fabulous? As I hefted the flower out, I half expected a tiny ceramic gardener to pop out and

with all the gravitas of a museum curator

Small enough to be cute but designed with the sort of artistic confidence that made you feel like maybe you were the one who didn't understand art

the oversized ceramic petals unfurling gracefully

its petals spread wide like it was trying to catch cosmic rays

" she mused

as if it might decide to make a break for it in the middle of the night

It had the unique ability to make everything else in the room look surprisingly colorful by comparison - which

but a brazen azure that practically shouts

it's not just kitchen wall decor

"Is that a flower

When it comes to the eternal question of what to hang on a wall

The best part