Andersen Design Mid-Century Tall Elliptical Vase with Tree wicker demijohn Through the eyes holes show

Through the eyes holes show glass "eyes" (pieces of glass painted black and white)

The end of the handle is wrapped in leather

and in fact he makes me think of Saint Francis in the wild

)  This one is by Don Curreri (1930-2014)

or wrap a ribbon around the handle and hang it from the wall

Andersen Design Mid-Century Tall Elliptical Vase with Tree wicker demijohn Through the eyes holes showThis striking vase is a quintessential example of the mid century work of Andersen Design Studio, a pottery studio in East Boothbay, Maine founded by the late Weston (1922 2015) and Brenda Andersen in 1952. I really love the sensibilities this piece brings together: one part Brutalist, one part Organic Modern, and one part pure Maine! The body, with a bit of a grainy texture, is kind of a stony gray bisque, and the wonderfully branching bare tree an