From the midcentury to the contemporary, Andersen Studio stoneware ceramic birds retain their enduring appeal

                                

                      

                              

slip-cast pottery bird figurines with soft to the touch matte glazes and subtly flowng ceramic decorative grace

                

classic stoneware ceramic bird scultpure, a simple pleasure for the restful home

Andersen Stoneware Ceramic Birds are handcrafted by Maine artisans from raw earth materials found in the United States of America.

                        

Andersen Studio began as Ceramics by Andersen in 1952, established by Ceramic Artist- Designers, Weston and Brenda Andersen

with the intent to make a hand made product affordable to the middle classes

                        

The Andersens arrived on the coast of Maine from urban environs with a line of contemporary mid-century functional forms.

The natural influence of the Maine lifestyle inspired the line of Ceramic Birds and Wildlife Sculpture.

                         

                                    

                                                     

Weston learned the ceramic slip-casting process in a landmark class taught by Eva Zeizel in the Industrial Design department of Pratt Institute

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The ceramic slip-casting process made it possible for the Andersens to realize their intent to create a hand made product affordable to the middle classes- The time was the 1950's - the age of plastics and the golden age of the American middle class

                                           

The Andersen Ceramic Bird Sculpture became an instant grass roots collectible as collections were passed down from one generation to the next. A perfect addition to the ceramic home decor collection for the natural home.