Anderson Design Studio Birches Oval Vessel

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This stoneware vessel by Anderson Design Studio, Southport, Maine, dates to the 1970s and reflects the studio’s landscape-driven approach to … Read more This stoneware vessel by Anderson Design Studio, Southport, Maine, dates to the 1970s and reflects the studio’s landscape-driven approach to functional ceramics. The form is a flattened oval cylinder, offering an expanded surface for the birch tree motif, which is rendered using a resist technique that reveals the pale clay body beneath layered blue and green glazes.

The matte surface and softened transitions between tones give the piece a painterly quality, while the compact scale makes it well-suited for shelves, mantels, or narrow surfaces. It functions as a vase but carries equal presence as a standalone object. See less