Victorian Doll by Michael Lawrence White 10oz Porcelain Slim Mug

Start the day with the Victorian doll from Burning Girl, from the Dark Series by surrealist painter Michael Lawrence.

Burning Girl begins with something the artist found on the street: a weathered photograph of a young girl, so scratched and damaged that she looked as if she were on fire. Michael Lawrence built a painting around her. On either side stand a serene figure in deep blue, the Virgin of Guadalupe, and a Victorian doll in a flowing gown holding a rose, both with flames curling at their hems above green and blue waters full of fish. Two porcelain medallions, a human heart and the all-seeing Eternal Eye, are made with the same porcelain techniques Michael used for the figurines he created for Disney and Warner Bros. The painting is a meditation on how quickly childhood passes, and on fire as a force that purifies.

The mug:

• 10 oz slim porcelain with a glossy white finish
• The print stays vivid and keeps its luster through the microwave and dishwasher
• Dishwasher and microwave safe

A small piece of surreal art for the morning coffee, and a gift with a story.

Artwork by San Francisco surrealist painter Michael Lawrence, who paints life as it truly is, not as people portray it, in work you study like a piece in a museum. Michael's works have been shown at the Harvey Milk Gallery, Gumps, Nordstroms, the deYoung Museum, Disney, and Warner Brothers.