Super Chunky Triple Opening Hand-built Pottery Vase with Drippy Glazing expressionistic sgraffito with these great lightening bolt-like

with these great lightening bolt-like gills) and the target to which it is glued

in big stylized letters

I am not certain the age of this piece but know it has been held in a folk art collection for at least the past 25 years

founded in NYC by Frank and Theresa Caplan in 1945 with the goal of creating simple but beautiful educational toys and materials--emphasizing shape

not noticeable unless you are looking for them

Super Chunky Triple Opening Hand-built Pottery Vase with Drippy Glazing expressionistic sgraffito with these great lightening bolt-likeI really love this thing, which weighs a ton, and which I'd definitely think of more as a sculpture than a vase, though it could make for some pretty creative and dramatic arrangements. I love that the central opening faces in the opposite direction than the two on either side, and think its slumpy, tiered form, amplified by the earthy, drippy glazing is just terrific. About as a visceral as a vase could be. 11 3 8" t x 8" w x 4" d. Mid century I