Honestly, I would be totally open to using dishes with nude painting on them, if I liked the images. But these particular dishes don't really appeal to me. I wouldn't hang those as painting on my wall, so I wouldn't use them as dishes.

Also, those bodies really gross me out. I feel like I'm judging a body-building contest when I look at them...

SO, so bad.

ok, the plates are just eeewww the pitcher is kind of cool, but having a set of these dishes and serving dinner with them is disturbing, well unless the dinner is for swingers.. eewww

I would hate to be a guest chowing down, only to suddenly discover that I had just removed a forkful of green beans from a man's pubic area. This is an ICK for me.

oh. barf.

Also, what's with the singular nipple on that first guy? I'd be afraid I had just scraped it off and eaten it.

Yuck.

so not appetizing or attractive.

If the art was decent I'd be into it.

Pardon the bad pun, but this is so a matter of taste ~

Could be hot if the art is good, which it is NOT in this case.

No, those paintings are really awful.

Like some cheap pottery-souvenir-shop got crossed with "learn to draw nude figures in ten easy steps".

Nudity is the greatest under-used resource available to artists and designers. For some odd reason, the field today is occupied solely by pornographers and people who can't draw and can't design. Here is an example. Any trip to the museum should awaken our interest in nude figures, (and in ornamental art generally) but it doesn't. Go figure.

Well... It would be one fun candy bowl!

Tom of Finland meets Bauer pottery?

Perhaps it depends on the kind of food that gets served on it.

Who's for bratwurst?

The birdcage anyone...
"it looks like young boys.....playing leapfrog?"

Those bodies are really unattractive

icky

These nudes look like something painted during the WPA in the 30s... But if the nudes are of a different type --- let's say a lighter touch, more Auguste Rodin--- they might work nicely on ceramics.

i have no problems with nudity anywhere, but these are horrible. bad bad bad bad and ugly.

Horrible.

I was about to say that it would get me to eat my vegetables, but no, I won't.

i don't have an issue w/ nudity in art, but these aren't exactly well done. they kind of remind me of fanfic stuff, you know? as in, the parts are like comic book, but not done as well. just looks sort of jr high school art class to me. nudes in art tend to be better when less attention is on the form & more on shape & light. this is just garish. sorry.

I have seen these prominently displayed in their shop and am hoping they realize these are not attractive at all. So not hot!

Nude paintings on dishes.....possibly. THESE nude paintings on dishes....no way!

Palmetto--

How DARE you compare these to Tom of Finland!!! THAT MAN could draw.

magpiedpiper--

Don't knock it 'til you've tried it. ;-)

I don't particularly like these dishes, but I would be open to seeing other variations. I think it's more because I don't care for the style of art.

I don't like these in particular. Others? Naah, too many of my guests are either immature or prudish.

This particular artist leaves me cold. But to answer what I think is the real question, art pottery, yes; dinner plates, no.

You should see the pie plate!

P(2): I'll take your word for it.

...and there was sooooooo a "milk jug" joke here that I did not make!!!