MOLLY MORNING-GLORY JONES

These are images of some work that Molly has made over the past seven yrs. The items below have all sold. The face mugs are an item she still produces once in awhile.

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. Slaves were often not allowed to have proper grave markers so the face jugs were made. 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".