Brian J. Wilson, Small Face Jug, signed by Artist, Wilson’s Pottery, 5/7/2001 GA

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Brian J. Wilson, Small Face Jug, signed by Artist, Wilson’s Pottery, 5/7/2K1 (2001) GA.
Condition is Excellent. Beautiful mocha brown-glazed surface. Articulated white eyes. Slight surface speckling. Exaggerated Face Jug; crazy eyes; exaggerated white mustache, eyebrows, and side hair; boxer’s pug nose, cupped ears.
Signed on bottom “Brian J Wilson”. Dated “5/7/2K1 (2001)”. Face jug weighs 1-pound, 1.9-ounces. Pristine in original as-fired condition. (See photos)
Brian Wilson is a fourth generation potter. His great-grandfather, Loy Skelton, began making pottery in 1918. His grandfather, H. A. Wilson founded the Wilson Pottery business in 1927. Brian remembers, as a young boy, watching his grandmother, father and uncles working at the pottery wheel. When their daily work was done, Brian would practice spinning the clay and quickly learned to produce small flower pots which he proudly sold in the pottery store for one quarter.
In 1993 Brian Wilson completed his first face jug. He taught himself how to glaze his wares. Since then he’s produced thousands of folk art face jugs, roosters, specialized mugs and other eclectic pieces. His pottery is displayed in numerous museums and art galleries. Brian continues to gain national recognition with his unique style. Additionally, he’s shipped his pieces to collectors in over 70 countries in the past few years; an indication of the expanding popularity of his work.
Sometimes known as "ugly or grotesque jugs", Face Jugs were thought to have begun in Edgefield county, South Carolina, by African slaves who worked on the plantations as potters. This can be attributed to the downturn in profit for the white potters at that time from slaves who made and sold everyday items such as churns and storage jars.
If you are a Face Jug collector this is a nice Georgia jug by a local potter. I purchased this Brian J Wilson jug at the estate sale of a collector in 2021 in a home in Marietta, Georgia, northwest of Atlanta.
Artist: Brian J Wilson (signed on jug)
Date: 5-7-2K1 (2001) (marked on jug)
Family: Wilson’s Pottery, Georgia
Material: Red Georgia Clay
Glaze: Mocha brown-glazed surface.
Medium: Alkaline-glazed stoneware
Attributes: Articulated white eyes. Slight surface speckling. Exaggerated Face Jug; crazy eyes; exaggerated white mustache, eyebrows, and side hair; boxer’s pug nose, cupped ears.
Weight: 1-pound, 1.9-ounces
Shipping weight: 26-ounces
Dimensions: 5.25” tall, 5” wide, 325” base diameter, 1.25” jug opening
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