French Crackle Ceramic Dove Mortar & Pestle

French ceramic zoomorphic sculpture Vallauris France, circa 1950’s Organic shape, free form zoomorphic sculpture Fine line detail in a rich emerald green Patina from age and use Wond...

French ceramic ashtray catch all Vallauris, France, circa 1960’s The multi dimensional mosaic patterned design are reminiscent of Picasso A deli...

French ceramic stoneware bottle vase Neutral toned ceramic stoneware ceramic bottle Organic composition and feel This large bottle is grand in scale and substantial enough to hold a...

French stoneware bottle Neutral toned ceramic stoneware ceramic bottle Organic composition and feel Vessel has not been tested to hold water...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Mortar and Glass Pestle #27 is raku-fired, hand built and hand sculptured. This piece is made of three separate pieces of green rust patinaed wood fired stoneware. "In his process, Hirsch is a reducer, endlessly honing and refining his forms to their simplest and most powerful presence. It is the same “less is more” aesthetic evidenced by the work of Noguchi, Brancusi, and Giacometti, artists he holds in greatest esteem. His content is principally the vocabulary of form, color, and surface, subtly referencing utility while defying overt narration and cultural specificity. A mortar and pestle like this one, for example, might be discernible in a piece, but presented with such economy that it becomes only important as a stand-in for larger issues; their anima/animus relationship or as a record of human use and wear over considerable time. For Hirsch, the particular only exists for the purpose of making the universal palpable. His is a point of view similar...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Mortar and Glass Pestle #30 is raku-fired, hand built and hand sculptured. Two separate pieces of wood fired stoneware are assem...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Mortar and Pestle Sculpture was assembled in 2010. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, lowfired slips, black glaze, raku pati...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Mortar and Glass Pestle Sculpture #4 was assembled in 2020. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, gold enamel paint, black and ...