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I love Stanley Ballard's
I love Stanley Ballard's pottery! His connections with Glidden Parker are very evident in some of his shapes, I think ... and this one in particular shows that influence nicely. Nice photo, too!
~Scott
sllab studios
http//www.sllab.net
Be careful!
Seeing your lovely vase sitting on top of a fence rail gives me chills! It reminds me of some outdoor pottery photography that I have attempted in the past with disastrous results. The worst example was many years ago when I was setting up to take an outdoor photo of a rare Metlox Pearl Harbor memorial vase (I have never found any reference for it or seen another example). I thought it would be nice to take a documentation photo just in case something every happened to the vase. For a nice rugged backdrop, I had set it on a concrete ledge that surrounded a concrete alcove around the back door of my house. I was interrupted and walked away. A few minutes later I heard a loud crash and came back to find my vase broken into a million little shards. Pottery meeting concrete from a 4-foot drop is not a pretty sight. I could only surmise that somehow a gust of wind had blown the vase off its perch. The worst part was that I never did take the photo. So, that piece was lost forever without any documentation. The moral of the story is give it some serious thought and take extra care when you take outdoor photos of your pottery!
Thanks for the comments, and
Thanks for the comments, and Scott, sorry to hear about the loss of what is certainly a very rare vase. I am careful when moving pottery and when placing items for photographs (especially outside). Now, after reading your comment, I will be even more careful.
This vase is 8.5" tall and I purchased it at a flea market in NYC. Ballard pieces are fairly common on eBay. I rarely find them in the "wild" here in FL.