{"product_id":"alan-vigland-studio-vase-25-cm","title":"1970s ALAN VIGLAND STUDIO POTTERY VASE (25 cm)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"custom-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-text\"\u003eA rustic, large, early Chamotte vase from the Benzonia, Michigan, studio of well-known ceramicist Alan Vigland.  Signed on the base.  The item has a small, flat chip on the rim [see photo].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"designer-text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eALAN GUDEMOOS VIGLAND\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1941 in Elberta, Michigan.  Together with high-school sweetheart and future wife Susan \"Susie\" Trapp, he attended Michigan State University, where Susie encouraged him to take a ceramics course during his senior year.  He fell in love with the art form.  Under the guidance of professor Louis Raynor, Vigland switched majors to ceramics and eventually graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"designer-text\"\u003e\"Volunteered\" by mother-in-law Muriel Trapp, who sat on its building committee, Vigland received his first big commission to design and build a massive stained-glass window for the First Congregational Church of Benzonia.  The strikingly beautiful work is enjoyed by members and visitors to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"designer-text\"\u003eIn 1968 Alan and Susie moved to Benzonia, Michigan, and opened the Vigland Gallery to showcase his pottery.  The gallery operated during summer months; during the winter the couple traveled extensively to art fairs between Michigan and Florida.  Vigland taught ceramics part-time at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in northwest Michigan and later at Northwestern Michigan College.  He was widely-respected as a potter by both peers and customers.  Vigland's pieces have appeared in numerous galleries nationwide and are held in many private collections.  He died in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid-details\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduction Period – \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e1970-1979\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry of Origin – \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eUSA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigner – \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eALAN GUDEMOOS VIGLAND (1941-2015)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttribution – \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIGNED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"multi\"\u003eMaterials – \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCERAMIC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"multi\"\u003eColors – \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eBROWN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e, TAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e, BLUE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"multi\"\u003eCondition – \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eGOOD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (fully functional, but shows signs of age: scuffs, dings, faded finishes, minimal upholstery defects, and\/or visible repairs)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional Condition Details – \u003cspan\u003esmall, flat chip on rim.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight (cm) – \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e26.0\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter (cm) – \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e16.5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MODERN REDUX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30591157141546,"sku":"ALAN VIGLAND STUDIO (25 cm)","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2159\/9561\/products\/IMG_20200201_131500-01.jpg?v=1580585504","url":"https:\/\/modernredux.myshopify.com\/products\/alan-vigland-studio-vase-25-cm","provider":"MODERN REDUX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}