Andersen Design Studio Mid-Century Stoneware Vase with Tree vintage Mexican serape saltillo The walls of this bowl

The walls of this bowl are thick

11 1/2" long x 5" deep x 2 5/8" tall

but I rather like the directness of the brush without it

I think these papier mache eggs are mini masterpieces

and an array of other interesting objects from around the world

Andersen Design Studio Mid-Century Stoneware Vase with Tree vintage Mexican serape saltillo The walls of this bowlI found this c. 1960s Andersen Design vase not far from where it was made, in East Boothbay, Maine. It's a quintessential example of the work of Weston (1922 2015) and Brenda Andersen, who founded the studio in 1952. To me it feels 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 earthy brown. There were a few