A comprehensive and collectible line of ceramic birds. Andersen Studio stoneware birds are classily American. Andersen Studio began as an innovator in American Ceramics Art and design in the mid-century. When the Andersens added ceramic birds to their popular line of handcrafted stoneware slip-cast design, the ceramic birds inspired an instant grass roots collectible movement. The stoneware body and ceramic glazes are all original creations by the artists, created in a process that begins with raw materials sourced in the United States of America. Our distinctive ceramic birds make a unique addition for a ceramic home decor collection

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The stoneware sandpiper by Andersen studio is roundly plump with piercing eyes and gently colored like the sandy beach.

Weston and Brenda Andersen showed this bird to a Japanese buyer, he said one word -"Shibui".

This simple stoneware bird has been an ever-popular favorite since it was created in the late seventies. The gentle sandpiper is dappled with brown slip and matte white glaze to create the sandy effect of the shorebird’s coat as it blends into its natural habitat. Weston and Brenda Andersen showed this bird to a Japanese buyer, he said one word -Shibui. Simply stated and with reserved elegance, this ceramic sandpiper is slip-cast and hand-finished by Maine artisans. This stoneware Sandpiper is 4 inches tall.



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This simple bird has been an ever-popular favorite since it was created in the late seventies. The stoneware sandpiper is dappled with brown slip and matte white glaze to create the sandy effect on the original Andersen red stoneware body.





The Gentle Sandpiper.Slipcast Ceramic Bird Sculpture hand-crafted in ceramic sandy beach tones.




The Andersen Studio Stoneware Sandpiper is Classic American Ceramic Art Form for the natural home



Sandpiper Order Form                                                                     Sandpiper Second Order Form


Classic Ceramic Art and Design in American Stoneware since 1952. Original vases, bowls and functional forms, nature art from ceramic birds to stoneware woodland creatures to marine life dolphins, seals, otters and whales. Handcrafted by American artisans at Andersen Studio on the coast of Maine since mid-century.

copyright Mackenzie Andersen 2011