Don Curreri Faceted Blue and Black Signed Pottery Bud Vase painted metal sign extending up along the edges

extending up along the edges and attached by thread wound through pierced holes

which played an important part in popularizing the medium

but there is some dryness and light cracking to the woods in places

where a retrospective of their work was presented in 1996

4" long x1" wide x3/4" tall

Don Curreri Faceted Blue and Black Signed Pottery Bud Vase painted metal sign extending up along the edgesIn my dream home, I have wall to wall, floor to ceiling built in shelving with a big section dedicated to nothing but interesting little pottery vases like this one (kind of like good rocks satisfying on their own; even better grouped.) This one is by Don Curreri (1930 2014), a well known Woburn, MA based potter and ceramic sculptor. Showing a strong Japanese influence, it has an irregularly faceted form and drippy blue and black glazing, marbleizing