Sunday, September 25, 2011

New Art Pottery, Night Time Feeding Frenzy Bowl by Michael W.Moses

I did  a post on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 showing a new starfish bowl that I had just painted. It has been fired and is ready to be shown! So here it is.

New Starfish Bowl by Michael W. Moses

The bowl portion of this piece is painted like smooth polished sea stone on the outside and has a blue on white interior design with a nice thick shiny glaze. The Starfish is Matt glazed and has individually applied (one at a time) points! The starfish has a rough texture that is actually reminiscent of a real starfish.

Starfish Bowl, Night Time Feeding Frenzy

Because of the interior design I call this piece "Night Time Feeding Frenzy". This new work of ceramic art pottery is now on view at South Coast Antiques & Gallery in Ocean Springs, MS.

Night Time Feeding Frenzy, Starfish Bowl

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Satsuma Sanskrit Slip Trailing Bowl by Michael W. Moses at South Coast Antiques & Gallery

My latest piece of ceramic art pottery is called "Satsuma Sanskrit Slip Trailing Bowl".  This bowl is very thin and has a great ring to it when one taps it gently with a finger.  I did this ceramic art pottery bowl with hand applied, high relief, slip trailing and impressed vintage Japanese text. In this work I have used the Japanese text solely as an artistic device to intensify the over all non western design of this bowl.  While not actually based on any Asian style or design I have achieved what I feel to be a totally  non western look.  Giving the exterior of the bowl an archaic texture, I contrasted the interior by giving it a very smooth finish with a repetitive orange drip design over neon green. This piece is currently available at South Coast Antiques & Gallery, in Ocean Springs, MS
 

Here is a new piece that has just finished it's final firing

This is what it looked like after the first firing...
This is the bisque stage.

Now we see it after it has been carefully painted with glaze..
Now it will be fired one more time
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Here are a few more images.




The inside of the bowl






Friday, September 16, 2011

Ancient Fossil Pottery Flask Visits South Coast Antiques & Gallery

Today we had a Mr. Randy Rowan came into South Coast Antiques & Gallery to show us a pottery flask that had recently been found in a ditch in the neighboring town of St. Martin, MS.

Ancient Fossil Pottery Flask

 He said that he had shown it to a number of people and that no one in the area could tell him anything about it. Well, both myself and my business partner both agreed that it was not very old, we believe it is probably from around the 1960's through the late 1980's or so. It was more than likely an old arts and crafts show type piece. The one thing that we all three agreed on was that this piece is really a cool piece.

Ancient Fossil Pottery Flask  Size 6 Inches


When I first examined it I looked at the glaze, looked at the clay, and looked at the wear. I was able to quickly ascertain that it was not very old even though at first glance it appears to be old. The funny thing is that I did not even notice what the design was until it was brought to my attention. How embarrassing for me! This is a great piece. I just wish I could tell Mr. Rowan who made this piece of pottery! If anyone that sees this piece knows anything about the maker of this pottery flask please contact me.

Ancient Fossil Pottery Flask  Reverse

 
2 August 2016 UPDATE to the
September 16, 2011post

Here are two images that were supplied by a reader recently, after he stumbled across our post.



This piece has what looks to have an original custom made iron stand for the flask.  We have still not been able to identity where and exactly when these pieces were made. They may have been created to sell at a gift shop at a site related to dinosaurs or they may have been just some type of whimsical thing that was created for the interior design market that were sold in places that sold home decorator items. It is hard to say. 

The few flasks like this that I have seen over the years, were all are made from the same heavily grogged clay and have a small round chip in the same location on the side, where I think they were stilted in the kiln during firing.  This one has a slightly different design, showing that there were obviously more than one mold created to make these flasks.  Although I would not put a great monetary value on them, they do have an appeal that makes them stand out because of their just being so different and unexpected find.

Please, if you have any information on these flasks please contact us and let us know. we would appreciate any info as to where or when you saw one of these interesting items.


Sunday, September 11, 2011

My Blue Hanami Bowl Sold, 9-11, earthquake and tsunami in Miyagi

 Yesterday at South Coast Antiques & Gallery, I sold one of my ceramic art pottery pieces that I called "My Blue Hanami Bowl" to a woman from Northern New Mexico. She informed me that in April after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Miyagi prefecture, Japan, that people in Japan were requested not to observe the annual tradition of Hanami in respect of those who lost their lives. Hanami is the art of cherry blossom watching. It really made me think. I have always found Hanami to be one of the most beautiful and totally genteel of activities. It seems like such a beautiful way to show respect for those poor souls that were lost, by not participating in something so beautiful as hanami. Besides being the 10 year anniversary of 9-11 today, this also marks 6 months since the earthquake and tsunami in japan. I send my condolances to the families and friends of all people associated with both 9-11 and the earthquake-Tsunami in Japan and my prayers for those lost in both. May the wonder and the beauty of hanami once more fill your hearts.