Charles Lisk 13" Face Jug DOUBLE handle POT

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Charles Lisk Face Jug Pottery North Carolina Pottery 13" tall double handle 2 handle face jug with teeth A FACE ONLY A MOTHER CAN LOVE? I know you'll love this face jug also. beard and mustache lines eyebrows and ears bug eyed face jug Western NC Pottery Face Jug/Vase, Charles Lisk, deep and glossy glaze, double handled form w/applied features and china plate teeth, stamped CL CLat the neck Lisk sells his pottery at lottery-style kiln openings only a few times a year, and at nearly every event t are more would-be buyers than pots! Below from Charles Lisk A descendant of a Robbins, NC potter, Charlie Lisk determined himself to be a potter after only one class in pottery at Appalachian State University, w he graduated in 1975. After working for Pinehurst Pottery in Moore County for several years, fate brought Charlie and his wife, Nancy to Catawba County w none other but Burlon Craig was a close neighbor. Charlie fired his pottery in a gas iln, but he spent many hours watching and admiring Burlon's seemingly easy techniques. He developed an alkaline glaze, similar to Craigs, and he perfected his swirl wares. However, the alkaline glaze didn't turn out the same in a gas-fired kiln. In 1985 Charlie built his own groundhog kiln after Burlon's design and began making face jugs, along with a wide variety of wares including pitchers, read more
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