Vintage New Mexico Pottery, Ernest Wilmeth II signed “Smoke” style clay vase

Unique, one of a kind, vintage New Mexico clay vase signed by Ernest Wilmeth II. Ernest Wilmeth was born in 1952 in a small town in the Texas panhandle and his works continued in New Mexico until his death in 2014. The style of this vase is called Smoke. Because of the style, each piece is one of a kind. He painted traditional oils and watercolors for ten years and in the interim took a ceramic class from 1982-85. It was during this period that he began experimenting with smoke-fired clay vessels. It later became a signature style for the artist. This vase is marbled with blue, tan, gray and brown colors. It measures about 7 inches tall and the opening is about 3 ½ inches with a total width of about 7 inches.