Posted 12 years ago
nldionne
(251 items)
Thanks to RussTenale I am able to put not only a name but a face to this piece. The artist is Lynn Lais. He works out of Spruce Forest Artisan Village in Grantsville Maryland. Has been making pottery since 1981 and has collections in US and Europe.
Thanks Russ!!!!!!!
Thank you Bellin and Good Morning. I think we are all insomniacs
I am looking for ho2cultcha's gnome. Weird little creatures......
Link? I am terrible at the deciphering.
Thanks justanovice
Thanks maryh1956
There's a greg link who has a pottery in Buffalo. I'm sure you could send him the pics and ask him if this is one of his.
here the link http://www.conefivepottery.com
Thanks maryh1956, you are wonderful!
Still think it says Link
Maryh1956 thinks so too, off to auction:)
Well then it must be so...: )
Yes oh wise one:)
What'd ya find?
Still here so far about7 weller
Not Greg Link, thanks for trying maryh1956
Excuse my thoughts. You sure have some obscure unsolved mysteries. This one in particular. LL (N) ends in K or S
Obscure, I have been told that's what collecting is all about. I buy what I like and if I can figure out who it belongs to just an added bonus:)
Thanks for looking!
So sorry, obscure to the mark, not the beautiful vase.
I GOT IT!!!!! I CAN TELL YOU WHO MADE THIS!!!
No need to apologize, I did not take your comment wrong:)
No way, we've been looking a while now. How did you do it and who is it?
Well, I do apologize for not wording my comment correctly. And I can tell you exactly who made this vase.
Ok Russ, spill the beans:)
Do you want to follow along, and see what my mind's eye sees?
Of course!
Ok, very important, trust the eye.
Okay, you have my attention.
This will be fun.
Lets go!
Look at the signature. This person uses sharp hard lines.
Those are no question two L's
You think?
And that is not a K at the end, this person would have used three sharp strokes, one vertical and two angled.
Lol! You really have me now!
This person uses a curve only once and it is here at the end creating an S.
And the middle?
Is for sure no question IS at the end
LL?IS
A?
The third character is the toughest. Put your pen or marker to paper. The first contact of your writing instrument will leave a blotch or dot. See it at the top of the first L?
Yes I see it.
So this artist cleverly uses the horizontal stroke from the 2nd L to merge with the third mark to create an A. Common practice for artists.
So you have LLAIS. Did a search, no potter by that name. Well how about L. LAIS?
Ready? Here we go ...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lynn-Lais-Art-Pottery-Oil-Lamp-/160992082401?_trksid=p5197.m1992&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D14%26meid%3D6608949307272589946%26pid%3D100015%26prg%3D1006%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D160992082401%26
Well I'll be damned! Good eye Russ!!!!!! Thanks so much. I will finally mark this one solved!!!!!
Solved thanks to RussTenale!
Was that cool?
Very cool. Just sent him an email to let him know one of his pieces resides in southeastern Ohio. Thanks again Russ.
http://www.spruceforest.org/lais.htm
Excuse my thought, should you change the title also?
Was that fun?
Yes it was. You remind me of a dear friend.
This is an example of devoting proper time.
I'd have to start paying you salary if you took this much time with all of my unknown pieces.