Super Chunky Triple Opening Hand-built Pottery Vase with Drippy Glazing handmade object having my mother read to

having my mother read to my brother and me) all of the Oz books when we were kids

of which there are an incredible variety

so there were once a whole lot of these)

maybe as she appeared ready to go to church

I don't think that the maker of this jar was an amazing potter--the walls are thick and the form a little clunky--but the green glaze is really terrific

Super Chunky Triple Opening Hand-built Pottery Vase with Drippy Glazing handmade object having my mother read toI really love this thing, which weighs a ton, and which I'd definitely think of more as a sculpture than a vase, though it could make for some pretty creative and dramatic arrangements. I love that the central opening faces in the opposite direction than the two on either side, and think its slumpy, tiered form, amplified by the earthy, drippy glazing is just terrific. About as a visceral as a vase could be. 11 3 8" t x 8" w x 4" d. Mid century I