Andersen Design Mid-Century Tall Elliptical Vase with Tree hand-decorated most visible on the underside

most visible on the underside of the rims

but also just set somewhere

And then this curly wool hair--or maybe meant to be a cap

The Mission's "Village Industry Department" brought artists from all over to support the artistic endeavors of the residents

Andersen Design Mid-Century Tall Elliptical Vase with Tree hand-decorated most visible on the undersideThis striking vase is a quintessential example of the mid century work of Andersen Design Studio, a pottery studio in East Boothbay, Maine founded by the late Weston (1922 2015) and Brenda Andersen in 1952. I really love the sensibilities this piece brings together: one part Brutalist, one part Organic Modern, and one part pure Maine! The body, with a bit of a grainy texture, is kind of a stony gray bisque, and the wonderfully branching bare tree an