David Heger Handmade Basket Weave Large Terra Cotta Planter one of a kind 75" tall x

75" tall x

one finds a fair number of old industrial wooden molds

produced a number of different products

with bright orange body

this large West German Georg Schmider bowl features a satin white body animated by a  cheerful incised surface design of interlocking circles with pops of red

David Heger Handmade Basket Weave Large Terra Cotta Planter one of a kind 75" tall xI haven't found much information about David Heger, the New York based artist who made and signed this (circa 1970s I believe) pot, but I have discovered a number of other ceramic pieces he made, all of which were created by pressing clay against textured surfaces, most commonly cabbage leaves! This one, with a really terrific, deep and even basketweave texture, is by far my favorite, and I have not found another quite like it. With handles on either