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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Image loading shortly ..The stoneware sleepy owl by Andersen Studio whispers of Brancusi in its primitive and modern simplicity of form and texture. The restrained curves describe the owls form and at once resembles a garden rock. The face is carved and unadorned with glaze. The subtle tilt of the head against the gentle turning of the body creates a strong and secure presence of peaceful sleep. This handcrafted ceramic owl is five inches tall and is part of the Andersen Studio Ceramic Birds collection.

Our Stoneware Sleepy Owl is simple in form and strong in presence.

The ceramic sleepy owl by Andersen Studio of Maine is strong, simple, sophisticated and timeless. The form is subtly achieved through a gentle turning movement of the form. The head slightly tilts, the body gently turns and the wing are held close in this self-contained form. The sleeping owl has a strong and mysterious presence that commands attention. This beautiful sculpture is five inches tall and all hand crafted by American artisans.

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The stoneware sleepy owl by Andersen Studio whispers of Brancusi in its primitive and modern simplicity of form and texture. The restrained curves describe the owls form and at once resembles a garden rock. The face is carved and unadorned with glaze. The subtle tilt of the head against the gentle turning of the body creates a strong and secure presence of peaceful sleep. This handcrafted ceramic owl is five inches tall and is part of the Andersen Studio Ceramic Birds collection.





The Andersen Studio Ceramic Sleepy Owl could be mistaken for a sand colored stone that just happens to take on the appearance of an owl. The restrained simplicity of form and surface decoration creates an enigmatic bird that seems secure and aware in its sleeping repose. The sculptural style spans across the primitive and the modern amplifying the timelessness of the dreaming mind. This beautiful bird sculpture stands five inches tall and is all handcrafted by American artisans on the coast of Maine.





The Stoneware Sleepy Owl is a timeless design that could be at home in a primitive of a modern collection of art. The form is modeled with such simplicity that it could mistaken for a stone that takes on the appearance of an owl. The Owl is glazed, all but the face in plain matte white glaze or matter white glaze over the Andersens brown ceramic decorating slip. The carved face is unglazed- all the decoration that this exquisite piece needs. The sleepy owl sleeps but seems not unaware as though in its unconscious state it connects with the infinite wisdom of everything that is. The ceramic sleepy owl sculpture is 5 inches tall.





Secure and Content the Sleepy Owl Sleeps. What secret does it hold that makes it so composed?



The Sleepy Owl First Order Form          The Sleepy Owl 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.

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