Michael Cohen Mushroom Shaped Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase mid-century ashtray Handmade in Portugal

Handmade in Portugal

There is a tiny

I immediately thought of Velasquez’s “las Meninas

I just think it’s completely charming

This beautiful vintage Japanese lacquer box

Michael Cohen Mushroom Shaped Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase mid-century ashtray Handmade in PortugalThis 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