Marlis Schratter Mid-Century Stoneware Vase with Impressed Pattern old plumb bob Really a wonderful small ball

Really a wonderful small ball in cage whimsy

and textures on this make it feel as much like sculpture as a functional object

sharpening what looks like a knife but perhaps is some other tool on this grinding wheel

I love this image so much

or to hand over to the kids as a challenge

Marlis Schratter Mid-Century Stoneware Vase with Impressed Pattern old plumb bob Really a wonderful small ballWhile I didn't know it when I bought it though I was pretty sure it was something special I've learned that this gorgeous, hand thrown stoneware vase is by well known ceramic artist Marlis Schratter. I believe it dates to the late 60s or earlyish 1970s, and is to my eye a pretty perfect vessel earthy and also really elegant, visceral and substantial, with great lines and interesting from all the way around. Many of her pieces feature impressed