Marilyn Sharp Signed 1989 Lidded Basket Andersen pottery It really is a beauty

It really is a beauty

and especially known for his vases

with glazes --one a painterly brown and dark indigo

Definitely made in Japan (he bears a very close resemblance to a few Japanese hand-puppets I've had in stock)

Marilyn Sharp Signed 1989 Lidded Basket Andersen pottery It really is a beautyI really love the form and texture of this contemporary basket, signed on the underside of the lid "M. Sharp" and dated 1989. With some digging, I've learned the M stands for Marilyn, and have found one other example of her work different in shape, but similar in method and material titled "Water Jug," which was featured in a nationally juried exhibition organized by the National Basketry Organization and presented at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New