POMEGRANATE

HAIKU 2023 WALL CALENDAR
The roots of Japanese haiku reach back over a thousand years. In this poetic form, as in life, there is a pause, a shift, in which the poet celebrates sensory awareness of the season, perhaps suggested by the scent of plum blossoms or the silence of snow-covered tree limbs. The timeless appeal of this understated poetry may be the human desire to capture one's impressions of a fleeting moment. Such seasonal allusions emphasize the essence of haiku: nature and its ephemeral beauty. This calendar features 12 haiku paired with reproductions o...
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A SMALL, UNTROUBLED WORLD 2023 WALL CALENDAR
Gustave Baumann's colorful woodcut prints of the Southwest are small, untroubled worlds that speak to the heart of simplicity. At the center of the art scene in his adopted hometown of Santa Fe, Baumann immersed himself in the dramatic landscapes, multicultural community, and Native American rituals of northern New Mexico. He devised innovative techniques that lent his prints a luminous quality to match the glowing imagery, broad skies, and relentless sun of the region. His prints of the Southwest, often dominated by blue and yellow hues, ...
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JOAN METCALF: SHIMMER 2023 WALL CALENDAR
Joan Metcalf's art combines shimmering metal leaf and oil paint to depict natural flora with a flair for the colorful and dramatic. Through imaginative tones and glittering details, she captures the movement and magic of leaves and flowers. Inspired by the lush, natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, her paintings are immersive, giving the viewer the feeling of sitting amongst the trees in winter, spring, summer, and fall. The artworks displayed over the 12 months of this calendar are a reminder that growth and new life are a constant of...
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THE READING WOMAN 2023 WALL CALENDAR
Artists have long been inspired by the intimate love affairs between women and literature. Be it on the deck of a swimming pool, on the subway, or in their own library, reading women remain an inspirational muse for creators, classic to contemporary. The characters depicted in the months of this calendar come from all over the globe and range centuries in origin; perhaps the only thing they have in common is their dedication to the written word. Twelve scenes, paired with quotes from women about the importance and joy of reading, are repro...
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KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK 2023 WALL CALENDAR
The attack stance of a hawk, the head-swing of a caribou shedding velvet, the comic strut of a summer owl. Legendary Inuk artist Kananginak Pootoogook is known for his dynamic depictions of Arctic wildlife. He captured their spirit and intelligence with respect and an occasional wink of the eye. Pootoogook spent his early life in a hunting camp near Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, and later helped establish the now-famous Kinngait Studios. His artwork was included in their first print collection (1959) and nearly every annual collection s...
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JAPANESE SCROLLS AND SCREENS 2023 WALL CALENDAR
Some of Japan's most exquisite art exists in the form of hanging scrolls and folding screens. Japanese scrolls-usually made of silk or paper decorated with ink, gold leaf, and mineral pigments-may feature portraits or scenes from myth, Buddhist texts, everyday life, or the natural world, as in the delightful images reproduced here. Folding screens, composed of either two or six panels, feature a similar range of subjects, though they generally do not include religious scenes. Both beautiful and practical, folding screens are well suited to...
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ROTHKO 2023 WALL CALENDAR
Mark Rothko, a titan among modern painters, said that the subject matter of his paintings was the extremes of human emotion. His extraordinary achievement was the communication of tragedy and elation through forms reduced to starkest simplicity-oftentimes a pair of rectangles. The National Gallery of Art is the largest public repository of Rothko's works, with a collection that includes nearly 300 paintings on canvas and paper and a study collection of more than 600 works on paper, 12 of which are featured in this calendar. (From the publi...
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HIROSHIGE 2023 WALL CALENDAR
Utagawa Hiroshige's delicately hued images invite you to experience the natural world. Depicting tempestuous seas, the moon reflected in a rice field, and fireworks over a serene bay, these landscapes and idyllic village scenes illustrate the Edo period, an unprecedented two centuries of peace and prosperity in Japan. These "pictures of the floating world," or ukiyo-e artworks, capture fleeting moments of beauty in everyday life. Hiroshige was one of the last great masters of traditional Japanese woodblock printmaking. The 12 highly detail...
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OLGA SUVOROVA 2023 WALL CALENDAR
Peek into a gilt-edged world of courtly entertainments and intrigues. Olga Suvorova's lavish paintings are populated by musicians, jesters, ladies in waiting, and masked courtiers, and often in company with cheetahs, peacocks, and myriad songbirds. Suvorova's characters and themes are depicted in a signature style influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites, Gustav Klimt, and traditional Russian icons. Her ornate costumes-their silks and velvets, jewels and embroideries-are often the stars of any scene, which she rounds out with musical instruments,...
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B. KLIBAN: CATCALENDAR 2023 WALL CALENDAR
Mischievous, playful, curious, trouble-making, and entirely lovable, B. Kliban's indefatigable Cats can be counted on to put a smile on your face. With the publication of Cat in 1975, Kliban established himself as one of America's top cartoonists, pioneering a new genre of humor. His four-legged friends spend their days in all sorts of ways, from introspection to frenzied fun, as they cozy up or party down-kind of like humans, right? Thanks to this calendar's 12 cartoons, you'll enjoy a year guided by Kliban's Cat muse: a worthy inspiratio...
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CHAO SHAO-AN 2023 WALL CALENDAR
Chao Shao-an's fluid brushwork, vibrant colors, and inventive compositions drive the exquisite flower, bird, animal, and insect paintings for which he is revered. Chao came of age just after the fall of China's last imperial dynasty. Along with the founders of the Lignan school, he sought to revitalize Chinese art and refresh artistic connections with nature. He looked to the West for inspiration, all the while honoring ancient Chinese heritage. Ultimately, Chao became a leader in his homeland's modernist art movement. His style is loose a...
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EDVARD MUNCH 2023 WALL CALENDAR
An icon of Expressionist art, The Scream by Edvard Munch has become deeply embedded in our visual and emotional language. Featured on this calendar's front cover, Munch's piercing composition is as unforgettable as it is oft seen-it's been widely appropriated in pop culture. He created multiple versions of this striking theme, which to many now symbolizes the angst or agony of the human condition. Munch was a prolific bohemian artist who reveled in artistic experimentation. He produced thousands of paintings and drawings during his more th...
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FAITH RINGGOLD 2023 WALL CALENDAR
With bold color, inventive composition, and words written straight from the heart, Faith Ringgold's art speaks out in a clear voice. An artist, storyteller, educator, and feminist activist, Ringgold reflects on turmoil and change while preserving her memories in vibrant mixed-media creations. Her painted story quilts blur the lines between craft and fine art while stitching together the importance of family, cultural roots, and artistic collaboration. This calendar presents 12 of her stirring images. (From the publisher)...
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KAZUYUKI OHTSU: SERENITY 2023 MINI WALL CALENDAR
Experience the quiet calm of Kazuyuki Ohtsu's woodblock prints with this calendar, each month featuring a different scene of the Japanese countryside throughout the seasons. A s?saku hanga printmaker, Ohtsu handles each stage of the printmaking process, from drawing to engraving to printing. These 12 prints highlight a favorite subject of his: the harmony of architecture and nature in rural Japan. (From the publisher)...
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ROTHKO 2023 MINI WALL CALENDAR
Mark Rothko, who was central to the development of postwar abstract painting in the United States, is best known for the luminous paintings he made in the 1950s and 1960s. These classic works are characterized by their soft-edged rectangular forms and broad, thin washes of color. Rothko worked on large canvases, but he felt that the scale was intimate, establishing a close physical relationship with the viewer. The 12 extraordinary images in this mini wall calendar invite contemplation and spiritual communion. (From the publisher)...
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B. KLIBAN: CATCALENDAR 2023 MINI WALL CALENDAR
Whether investigating the open sea or eating a sack lunch, B. Kliban's cartoon Cats take on each day with verve and, of course, curiosity. Let this calendar's 12 fun-filled images brighten up your days in 2023-and maybe inspire you to explore an art museum, build a snowman, or even to fly! (From the publisher)...
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EDWARD GOREY 2023 MINI WALL CALENDAR
Scantily clad, supremely agile, and endlessly adventurous-Edward Gorey's illustrated cats are feline marvels. The artist and author once said, "I can't conceive of a life without cats." True to his word, he shared a Cape Cod house and a New York apartment full of books, art, and a miscellany of fascinating objects with a certain number of pussycats. Twelve of his delightful crosshatched drawings, some of which hail from his book Category, have been gathered in this mini wall calendar to indulge your sense of cat-humor all year long. (From ...
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EDWARD HOPPER 2023 WALL CALENDAR
Edward Hopper built his paintings around light. Filled with quiet and solitude, his paintings are often warmed by the sun: "I like long shadows and early and late sunlight. I am . . . trying to paint sunlight without eliminating the form under it, if I can." In this collection, the light that so fascinated the artist bathes New England land and sea, and enters into indoor spaces with geometric intensity. Hopper spent nearly every summer of his prolific career in New England. However, he was born and raised in Nyack, New York, and he studie...
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CHARLEY HARPER 2023 WALL CALENDAR
Charley Harper is best known for nature illustration with minimal detail and maximal charm-wildlife with a midcentury modern twist. He developed his affinity for the natural world while tromping the Appalachian foothills near his childhood home, and he went on to a career in art deeply rooted in environmental conservation. "Charley simply wanted human beings and animals to coexist," said Harper's son, Brett. "His was a voice of moderation. I heard him say once, 'A painting is often worth a thousand words.' He had faith in his art as a quie...
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INUIT ART: KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET) 2023 MINI WALL CALENDAR
In the Canadian Arctic community of Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, Inuit artists have been making limited-edition prints for half a century. Twelve examples of their work adorn this calendar. (From the publisher)...
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