Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase by With Expressionistic Black and Dark Green Glazing decorative platter An Armour zodiac tray very

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

which included a wonderful collection of mid-century and contemporary ceramics

The expressive but subtly rendered brown

Made in the 1940s

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Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase by With Expressionistic Black and Dark Green Glazing decorative platter An Armour zodiac tray veryOne 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