Pickle Jar, Plate 56 by Ogino Issui Art Print cobalt blue evening light catches the pinks

evening light catches the pinks and the whole wall softens

Three things it does fast: ground navy

giving any wall a fresh

a little less staged

Pickle Jar, Plate 56 by Ogino Issui Art Print cobalt blue evening light catches the pinksBefore anyone mentions Japanese woodblock, notice what the soft blue does to plaster. The wall behind it cools by a degree, and the room reads quieter without anyone changing a thing. The shape carries the work. A simple jar, leafy greens at the base, a flat blue ground it gives the eye somewhere restful to land, which is rare in a busy kitchen or dining nook. Hang it on a chalky off white wall above a sideboard, a low shelf, or a small breakfast