George Ohr was one of those amazing artists far beyond his time- and he knew it.
Approaching his shop in the late 1800's, you'd find a sign out front that said, "Get a Biloxi Souvenir, Before the Potter Dies, or Gets a Reputation".
Another sign read
“ ‘GREATEST’ ARTPOTTERON EARTH, ‘YOU’ PROVE THE CONTRARY.”
At a time when Victorian art was all the rage, and clean, pretty lines were what people were looking for, he created pots that looked as though they had crumpled on the wheel, or melted in the kiln. His glazes to this day are some of the most beautiful.
The famous "puzzle mugs"...if you try to drink out of them the normal way, you're going to spill your coffee all over you.
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