Bulb Vase in Natural Outdoor Setting by Michael W. Moses

Often when people come to South Coast Antiques & Gallery they ask where the brightly colored pottery is from. I usually tell them that I make it myself in the shop. To be perfectly honest this is only partially true. Some of the pieces like the bulb vases actually come from a totally different source. We go out into a very remote area in a local bayou. This is an area that I discovered a few years back. This area has many strange animals and plants. Like these bulbs many I can not identify. We search very early in the morning just as the sun is rising and the bulbs can be found hiding in remote nooks and crevices at the roots of trees. The process is similar to hunting the wild mandrake root. Instead of them making sounds they are found by visually scanning for their vibrant colors.

 

The vivid colors readily stand out in the myriad greens of the bayou. We sneak upon them very quietly and grab them. We then wrestle it until submission. They do get a bit feisty and try to escape sometimes. Once we get it in a box it usually calms down considerably. Once in the shop they for the most part become rather friendly and will set for extended periods of time with out moving.  If they are happy in the location they are placed they will remain still almost indefinitely. Also, if the are content with their new environment they will often bloom. Almost every one we have had so far have bloomed. Amazingly each one we have found so far have had completely different flowers. Well, I thought it would be nice to let some people know about this.  I have included a photograph that I took of one of the last ones that I discovered. It will give you a better Idea as to what they look like in their natural outdoor setting.
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