David Heger Handmade Basket Weave Large Terra Cotta Planter one of a kind this large West German Georg

this large West German Georg Schmider bowl features a satin white body animated by a  cheerful incised surface design of interlocking circles with pops of red

75" tall x

I’ve learned that in the late 19th and early 20th century women especially were encouraged to learn pyrography

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David Heger Handmade Basket Weave Large Terra Cotta Planter one of a kind this large West German GeorgI haven't found much information about David Heger, the New York based artist who made and signed this (circa 1970s I believe) pot, but I have discovered a number of other ceramic pieces he made, all of which were created by pressing clay against textured surfaces, most commonly cabbage leaves! This one, with a really terrific, deep and even basketweave texture, is by far my favorite, and I have not found another quite like it. With handles on either