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1960s Studio Pottery Sgraffito Vase by California Potter Joel Edwards

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Here's a beautiful pottery vase by mid-century California studio potter Joel Edwards (1923 - 2007). In tones of blues and greens, the vase is decorated with abstract forms in sgraffito--a technique Edwards' frequently used in his pottery. In excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs. The vessel is signed on the bottom. Note that the vase diameter is not perfectly round--it's somewhat organic in shape, which is signature in Edwards' pottery. Edwards studied at the Brooklyn Museum School in Brooklyn, New York and MFA Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design) in Los Angeles, California, where he was a student of Peter Voulkos. From American Artist Magazine, December 1966: "Joel Edwards could hardly be called unknown in the craft fields, for he is the kind of person who becomes deeply involved, and he is intensely interested in the revival and presentation of all hand crafts. His success stems from a combination of artistic skills, intrinsic good taste and fine workmanship..."

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