Newest Bulb Vase by Michael W. Moses SOLD at South Coast Antiques & Gallery

Well, this one did not last long at South Coast Antiques & Gallery in Ocean Springs, MS!
It's about to be boxed and sent off to it's new home in Virginia! I must admit that I really was pleased with the way the colors came out on this piece of ceramic art pottery. The colors really seem to pop and give a truly vibrant character to this lively one of a kind vase.

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 Here  is what it looked like after the first firing.

The bisque stage.

After I have meticulously painted it, before I added the dots

on the roots and before being glazed.

After a coat of glaze over the paint and the second firing.

New Artist Madeline Nolan at South Coast Antiques & Gallery

Ceramic Artist 
Madeline Nolan

We would like to welcome a new artist at South Coast Antiques & Gallery. Our new Artist is Madeline Nolan. She is a well known local artist, born, raised, and a life long resident of the Gulf Coast. Madeline has been doing art for about fifty years. Much of her past work has been in the field of painting and watercolors. Her ceramic art pottery works, showcase her painterly background and gives her pottery a truly beautiful hand crafted feeling.

She chooses Coastal themes and the bright sun drenched local colors of the area to embellish here gem like pieces. Many of her works draw upon the impressionist movement and specifically the works of Vincent Van Gogh. One of her most popular series is her "Starry Night" pieces that have the blazing Van Gogh Starry skies mixed with the liveliness of Gulf Coast imagery. We are pleased to now be carrying her latest pieces here in Ocean Springs. So, come on down and give them a look the next time you are in the area!

SOLD!

Happy 4th of July from M W. Moses and South Coast Antiques in Ocean Springs, MS

 Wishing You a Very Happy 

4th of July from M W Moses

and 

South Coast Antiques 

in 

Ocean Springs, MS

Meissen Putto Figurine Stolen from South Coast Antiques, Ocean Springs, MS

Today when I went into the shop I had a surprise waiting for me. I was opening up and I noticed a small aesthetic movement bowl that I had sitting out on a counter toward the back of the shop was missing. I called my business partner  and asked him if he had moved it somewhere and he said that he had not. He said that he would be in straight away. I looked around the shop to see if some one had maybe picked it up and sit it some where else in the shop. I was absolutely stunned to find out that the person that apparently took the dish had also opened one of our cases that was not locked and taken my little Meissen Putto making chocolate figurine. I have had this little Meissen treasure for a number of years now and it was one of my all time favorite figurines. I have frequently used it as a teaching aid to show people what a high quality porcelain figurine is supposed to look like. Every so often someone will bring in some type of imitation figurine stating that their grand mother received it from their grand mother and that it is Meissen. I was able to show them this piece and they could easily see what I was talking about. I just can not imagine what kind of person would do such a thing. I could go into a rant and rave session at this point, but there is no real reason to do so. It is gone and I will never see it again. If by any chance anyone out there looking at this blog knows its whereabouts please contact us.