Autumn Shades - part II


Carstens Modernist Jug with Burnt Reddish/Orange Glaze by Gerda Heuckeroth (LEO Design)

Autumn is a time for hearth and home.  And Mid-Century ceramicists often derived inspiration from age-old utilitarian pieces, some centuries old.  This piece by Carstens Atlelier is a case-in-point.  Designed by Gerda Heuckeroth in the 1960's, it bears a flat, strap-like handle over it's ample and sensuous body.  And it's finished with an organic, matte glaze which drips over a dark brown underglaze—a color somewhere between reddish orange and orangish red.  Please click on the photo above to learn more about it.

More Autumn inspiration tomorrow. 

 

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