Lorentzen Lantz Nova Scotia Ceramic Mushroom Sculpture Flower Frog wooden toy which I’d bet would be

which I’d bet would be a lot of fun to share a drink with

Made in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s or so and gorgeously decorated

All make it feel both specific and archetypal

including the Smithsonian and the White House

Lorentzen Lantz Nova Scotia Ceramic Mushroom Sculpture Flower Frog wooden toy which I’d bet would beThis ceramic mushroom sculpture and flower frog was produced by the Lantz, Nova Scotia, Canada pottery, founded in 1949 by artists Ernst and Alma Lorenzen, and I think is completely exquisite! Ernst Lorenzen was a forester naturalist from Denmark and Alma an Acadian from Cocagne, New Brunswick. The two began creating pottery in 1947 as a hobby while living in New Brunswick. Upon moving to Nova Scotia, they became fascinated by the diverse and