MOLLY

MOLLY MORNING-GLORY JONES Molly is our daughter born Sept. 21, 1985 at sunrise...morning-glory blossoms everywhere. The work below is all stoneware, mostly fired in an electric kiln. The mugs are about 16 oz. They are priced at 50$ which incl. s/h. If you would like to view a close-up of anything, contact me and I will send you one. The Southern Folk Art Face Jug is an item from a tradition that has been around for several hundred years. There are several stories of it's origin ranging from the ugly moonshine jug to scare the kids away from it's contents, or the "devil jug" or "booger pot" to keep the devil away from the grave site. It has also been said that the face jug was set next to the grave site and if it survived the winter it meant the deceased had gone to Heaven. Recent years have brought the tradition to a popular production. Anything from the ugliest devil head to the  humorous Jim Henson, muppet style face jugs are being made. Molly has brought her generation's version into the theme and has a simple, very effective style and humor in her manifestations of this tradition. Keep in mind, also, that potter's have always referred to parts of pottery in relation to the human form... Mouth, Lip, Neck, Shoulder, Belly, Foot and even the clay formula is referred to as a "clay body". Note the names of those demonstrating: Sid Luck, Jason Luck, Ben Owen III and others...that is Jason Luck with his vase that Molly has added to.
PotBelly.......SOLD
Ballistic Ware fired in the Anagama kiln at UNC Asheville.