ART POTTERY by MARY LOU HIGGINS Signed & Dated 1984 - GOBLET Chalice #3: WAVES

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Found at a high-end auction: a FABULOUS 30-piece set of dishes by the well-known ceramic artist MARY LOU HIGGINS (1926-2012). Each piece is signed by the artist and dated 1984. Each piece is in perfect condition, likely only displayed and never used. The entire set consists of: 6 goblets or chalices 9-3/4" tall 6 mugs: 3-1/8" across rim, 3-1/2" tall 6 bowls: 4-3/4" across the rim, 3-5/8" tall 6 dinner plates 10-1/8" 6 Salad/dessert plates 7-3/8" I am listing each piece separately but note that each 5-pc set is of a different design. In other words, there is a goblet, mug, bowl, salad plate and dinner plate in each place setting, and each setting is different. I have numbered them #1-6, and given each set a name: #1 SKY, #2 HILLS, #3 WAVES, #4 SCALES, #5 TREES, #6 CHECKERS. All display Higgins' amazing artistry, hand-drawn and painted in beautifully rendered tapestry-like detail like a renaissance mural, trimmed in silver. These are unique and individual works of art and one of a kind. If an entire 5-piece set is desired, or any combination of items, I will combine shipping costs of course, please purchase all desired at same time. Here is GOBLET or CHALICE #3....WAVES. These magnificent and statuesque goblets are the centerpiece of the collection. Heavily draped in silver glaze, with four mysterious faces peeking out of the stem , these pieces are more sculpture than tableware. Impressive and heavy ABOUT MARY LOU HIGGINS: Higgins was born in 1926 in Wisconsin. She received both graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. 1965-1974 taught art courses at several colleges in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Relocated with her family to North Carolina. 1974 until her death in 2012, Higgins was a full-time artist in North Carolina, teamed with her husband Ed. She has been a participant in numerous exhibits including the 1999 Southeastern Clay Invitational in Asheville, NC; the 1997 American Craft Council's juried exhibit Spotlight '97 at the Hickory, NC Museum of Art; the 1996 SOFA exhibit at the Chicago Navy Pier; Shards of Women at the Fayetteville Museum of Art in 1996; the 1992 North Carolina Clay Invitational Exhibit at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; The Tea Party, at the American Craft Museum, New York City, 1991; By the Hand: Twentieth Century Crafts , at the High Museum at Georgia Pacific Center, Atlanta, GA, 1990; 1988 Mint Museum Biennial, Charlotte, NC; Northern Telecom Annual Exhibitions in North Carolina Sculpture in 1985, '86, '87, '88; and the North Carolina Museum of Art Juried Artists Exhibit in 1984. Her work has been included in benefit auctions held at the American Craft Museum, specifically the Bewitched by Craft auctions in 1988 and 1989, the Wearable Benefit in 1990 and Off The Wall in 1992. Works by Higgins are in private collections throughout the world including Canada, England, France, Italy, Holland, China, and Russia. Her works can also be found in the permanent collections of the North Carolina State Visual Arts Center Raleigh, NC; Fayetteville Museum of Art in Fayetteville, NC; Newark Museum, Newark, NJ; Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC; Glaxo in Research Triangle Park, NC; and the High Museum in Atlanta, GA. Artist Higgins has been an eight time participant in Who's Who in American Art, most recently in 1999, and in 1978 was included in The World Who's Who of Women. In 1998, Higgins received the Juror's Choice Award at the Women Artists of North Carolina Exhibit. In 1999, she was featured in the Lark Books publication Surface Decoration. In 1998 her works were displayed in The Clay Lover's Guide to Making Molds, by Pierce Clayton as well as another Lark Books publication entitled The Ceramic Design Book. In 1997, her work was featured in Lark Books H andbuilt Ceramics by Kathy Triplett. Exhibited in over 72 national and international juried shows, 74 invitationals, 27 solo shows, awarded 27 prizes, awards, and honors. read more

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