Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase by With Expressionistic Black and Dark Green Glazing hinged box with just a couple of

with just a couple of loose/broken pieces of grass at the very outside edge

I purchased a pair of these vintage 1980s Memphis Design-syle ceramic pins at the estate sale of an artist--this one an orange/peach

created more than a hundred years prior (in 1898

This sifting or winnowing basket

The latch on the turtle's back swings open to reveal that it is in fact a box of sorts

Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase by With Expressionistic Black and Dark Green Glazing hinged box with just a couple ofOne need not be a skilled practitioner of ikebana to make striking use of this beautifully crafted ikebana vase, which lends itself to the display of a couple of small sprigs or something significantly more dramatic. Hand thrown, the vase is animated with expressionistically applied glazes of inky black and dark green. Signed Mostrom, I believe it was created by Thomas Field Mostrom (1959 2005), a ceramic artist who founded the Rare Earth Mudworks in