Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase by With Expressionistic Black and Dark Green Glazing decorative platter The expressive but subtly rendered

The expressive but subtly rendered brown

Made in the 1940s

a wax casting method that has been used in India for over 4

An Armour zodiac tray very similar to this one was featured in "Aluminum By Design

His or her parka and boots

Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase by With Expressionistic Black and Dark Green Glazing decorative platter The expressive but subtly renderedOne 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