Mary and Edwin Scheier c. 1950s Copper Glazed Footed Bowl, Signed hunting dogs These are pretty rare

These are pretty rare

The basketry on all is finely done with sweet grass and ash splint

but I love the relative humility of this one (and its great silhouette)

The sides of the basket are finished with two large circular ash ring handles which are bound with ash splints

I grew up with my mother reading the entire saga of Oz books to my brother and myself

Mary and Edwin Scheier c. 1950s Copper Glazed Footed Bowl, Signed hunting dogs These are pretty rareVery rare for me to come across a piece by Mary and Edwin Scheier that is within my reach, but here this beautiful small footed bowl with coppery glaze I just stumbled upon in Maine, in mint condition 1950s I believe, from the period during which they were teaching at the University of New Hampshire. To my eye a pretty perfect thing. More about the Scheiers, from Cranbrook Art Museum's website: Mary and Edwin Scheiers lifelong collaboration began in