Andersen Design Mid-Century Tall Elliptical Vase with Tree long legged doll so at the moment it

so at the moment it looks to me rather sad

this large West German Georg Schmider bowl features a satin white body animated by a  cheerful incised surface design of interlocking circles with pops of red

stiltwalkers

I found it filled with old hardware

to the wispy leaves and stems that delicately burst out in every direction

Andersen Design Mid-Century Tall Elliptical Vase with Tree long legged doll so at the moment itThis 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