Michael Cohen Mushroom Shaped Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase agate and gold is made from a mixture

is made from a mixture of the juice of the Thitsi tree and ash

while others in shades of grey and black recede into the distance

Beautiful on a vanity or dresser

This wonderful little turtle-shaped Coushatta hanging “effigy” basket is made of coiled Louisiana native pine needles sewn together with raffia

as well as a white stain around part of the rim of the base

Michael Cohen Mushroom Shaped Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase agate and gold is made from a mixtureThis hand thrown mushroom shaped ikebana vase is one of my very favorite objects ever, a wonderfully unusual, whimsical yet functional sculpture that could inspire and host all sorts of fantastic ikebana arrangements. Only recently did I learn through my mother's sleuthing of pottery marks that it was made by Michael Cohen, a studio potter born in Boston in 1936, educated at Mass Art, and currently based in Amherst, Mass, where he continues to have a