Russel Wright Hall of Shame

While we spend most of our day making new pottery for both the Bauer 2000 and Russel Wright American Modern lines, we are still cognizant of what has come before. We like to know what people are doing with their vintage pottery collections.

We see lovely pictures of hutches filled with colorful pieces from both lines on Flickr and Facebook. We see people buying and selling collections on eBay. However, every so often we run across something like the Russel Wright Hall of Shame.

Now fans of Wright should fear not. These are not missteps by the revered designer. Instead, they are pieces of his design that some collectors decided were not quite finished or needed to be enhanced.

Some people see a plate, cup & saucer. Others see a wall sconce...



We know all too well that sometimes a lid gets broken or lost. This practical marriage of two different pieces almost looks like this sugar bowl was left in dark basement where nature just took its course



Sometimes an artist can't help but see an everyday object as a blank canvas...



Sometimes the artist should just have appreciated the beauty of his or her would-be canvas...



Other times, the paint should be locked safely away from the would-be artist...



Head on over to the Russel Wright Hall of Shame for many more examples.

If you have come across any "enhanced" Bauer or Russel Wright pottery, let us know in the comments so we can share it with everyone.