Michael Cohen Mushroom Shaped Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase agate and gold while others in shades of

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

With their sweet faces

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

starched white shirts worn with beautiful cufflinks would be the norm

this frog would be great perched on a shelf or sitting on a desk keeping an eye on things

Michael Cohen Mushroom Shaped Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase agate and gold while others in shades ofThis 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