Allamakee Pottery Wood Fired Pottery Small Vase tole painted box which looks like it wants

which looks like it wants to jump up into her lap

I think the black and white stripes and swirl patterns of the inlaid glass are fantastic (it feels as if that glass was just destined to become this bat) and then that face

to be incorporated as front and back panels of a Kuna woman's blouse

and a bit of staining on the interior

and perhaps that is the head of a fish next to it

Allamakee Pottery Wood Fired Pottery Small Vase tole painted box which looks like it wantsThis little vase reminds me of a tree trunk, and I really like the three little buttons near the lip. I believe it was made by Allamakee Pottery in New Albin, Iowa, operated by Hallie and Nate Evans, who established the studio in 2000 and make functional wood fired pottery. I think especially nice in the winter months with a few little branches of berries, or the first buds of spring. 5 7 8" tall; 1 3 8" across at opening and 3 3 4" across at base.