Mary Kirk Kelly (Alabama 1918-2013) Porcelain Vegetable Sculptures - Okra, Persimmon, Potato - A Set of 4

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Mary Kirk Kelly (Alabama 1918-2013) porcelain vegetable sculptures - okra, persimmon, and potato. The largest okra measures 6 3/4" long; … Read more Mary Kirk Kelly (Alabama 1918-2013) porcelain vegetable sculptures - okra, persimmon, and potato. The largest okra measures 6 3/4" long; the small persimmon measures 1 3/4" diameter. All pieces hand signed. Good condition.

Mary Kirk Kelly (1918-2013) lived in Axis, Alabama. In many ways, she reflected a gentility of a different era; however she was also a woman of keen curiosity, determination, independence and integrity. Yet, it was her creative gift that defines much of her legacy. Mary Kirk Kelly's hands shaped magic out of clay, beginning with objects made from the clay of Gunnison Creek for the delight of her children to serious ceramic studies for discerning collectors over the world. Each work is made by hand from earthenware or porcelain clay. Kelly's hands sculpt the greenware, then paint it before bisque firing. See less