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Pottery by Osa
Pottery by Osa
@potterybyosa@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Every now and then, I return to the source for #inspiration. I've been taking time away from the studio to celebrate the holidays, spend more time with family and reset. As we creep closer to the end of the year, I'm thinking about what to make, what to express, how to take my work to the next level in 2026. This Nigerian (Igbo) pottery vessel is absolutely magnificent--looks like sewn leather, doesn't it? #pottery #NigerianPottery #ceramics #art #BlackArt #AfricanArt

A large brown ceramic vessel with a wide mouth, everted rim, cylindric neck with pronounced ridges, and globular body decorated in concentric bands and 'horseshoe' motif.  The horseshoes are applied coils of clay and they have been incised in such a way that resembles stitching. There pot is stately and warm in its presence. Pot has been broken and mended. Height: 41.60 centimetres
Width: 35.50 centimetres. Image courtesy of everyone's favorite colonial looters, The British Museum (digital collection.)
A large brown ceramic vessel with a wide mouth, everted rim, cylindric neck with pronounced ridges, and globular body decorated in concentric bands and 'horseshoe' motif. The horseshoes are applied coils of clay and they have been incised in such a way that resembles stitching. There pot is stately and warm in its presence. Pot has been broken and mended. Height: 41.60 centimetres Width: 35.50 centimetres. Image courtesy of everyone's favorite colonial looters, The British Museum (digital collection.)
A large brown ceramic vessel with a wide mouth, everted rim, cylindric neck with pronounced ridges, and globular body decorated in concentric bands and 'horseshoe' motif. The horseshoes are applied coils of clay and they have been incised in such a way that resembles stitching. There pot is stately and warm in its presence. Pot has been broken and mended. Height: 41.60 centimetres Width: 35.50 centimetres. Image courtesy of everyone's favorite colonial looters, The British Museum (digital collection.)
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ahimsa
ahimsa
@ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@potterybyosa Beautiful pot, thanks for sharing it.

And the end of your alt text description for this image is spot on. *chef's kiss*

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Pottery by Osa
Pottery by Osa
@potterybyosa@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@ahimsa_pdx hehe, thought I’d sneak it in there.

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Star Kitty ☕
Star Kitty ☕
@Crissy@tech.lgbt replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@potterybyosa i love this art! So beautiful I can’t stop gazing at it because it looks like leather!

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Pottery by Osa
Pottery by Osa
@potterybyosa@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@Crissy I love how clay can take on the look of other materials such as wood, leather or stone.

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SILVER BACALLS
SILVER BACALLS
@noondlyt@hellions.cloud replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@potterybyosa

It is so beautiful.

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