Inuit Stone Carved Loon celadon vase large matte green glazed arts

large matte green glazed arts and crafts pottery vase has an elegant form and tremendous presence

and wonderfully tell the story of their construction from scraps of wood and and bits of woven trim for their hangers

It's been well used

was too beautiful to leave behind

Inuit Stone Carved Loon celadon vase large matte green glazed artsI find this loon (I believe it is) tremendously satisfying, with its elegant, smoothly carved body offset by its elongated, slightly hooking, more primitively carved head and beak in the most perfect, empathy inducing way. Making it even better is the maker's use of the natural coloration of the stone (soapstone I believe), such that one half of the loon is more of dark gray green, and the other a lighter green brown, changing just about right down