Brutalist Studio Pottery Large Double Opening Vase, 1967 cigar chest Three pads at some point

Three pads at some point were added to the bottom

dense on the front and sparser on the reverse

There is a little bit of chipping to the wood at the very end of the blade

and 2 3/4" across at opening

Brutalist Studio Pottery Large Double Opening Vase, 1967 cigar chest Three pads at some pointThis tall double opening vase, with fantastically textural surface, has quite an presence! It's as much a sculpture as a vessel, and I'd call it Brutalist unapologetically bold and rough and all about its materiality but also rather playful about it function as a vase. Really a terrific piece that would command attention wherever it is placed. Signed what looks to be Dom Denisi on the bottom and dated 7 14 67. There is a bit of chipping around the rim