So near and yet so far

 

"St. Valentine''  (porcelain, slip, glaze), by SERGEI ISUPOV, in the July 2-27 show "The Contemporary Figure: Sergei Isupov, Anne Leone, Dan Ludwig, John Borowicz, Walter Horak'', at the Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Wesport, Mass. (Photo  here is by John Polak, image courtesy of Ferrin Contemporary).