Annie Dubois

The Blue Ladle

Inspired by: Unknown Artist, English Teapot Charles “Teenie” Harris, Cotton Candy Booth

acrylic on plywood

9″ x 24″

2024

The gesture of hands ladling and reaching for food mostly evokes institutional or charity meals. The long stem establishes a physical distance; otherness is inherent to the gesture and the setting. But in our Andaluz village, where multiple generations randomly gather at her kitchen table and must be fed, the matriarch holds the ladle low on the stem. The utilitarian utensil becomes a vehicle for nurturing and togetherness.