Michael Cohen Mushroom Shaped Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase mid-century ashtray I just think it’s completely

I just think it’s completely charming

Handmade in Portugal

a brilliant secret hiding place

and a few little scratches

This beautiful vintage Japanese lacquer box

Michael Cohen Mushroom Shaped Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase mid-century ashtray I just think it’s completelyThis hand thrown mushroom shaped ikebana vase is one of my very favorite objects ever, a wonderfully unusual, whimsical yet functional sculpture that could inspire and host all sorts of fantastic ikebana arrangements. Only recently did I learn through my mother's sleuthing of pottery marks that it was made by Michael Cohen, a studio potter born in Boston in 1936, educated at Mass Art, and currently based in Amherst, Mass, where he continues to have a