Matt Jones (Leister, NC, b. 1971), "The Devil Made Me Do It!" Pottery Jar

2015, wheel-thrown and wood-fired stoneware dark olive-green alkaline glaze, with dual lug handles, the body featuring various decorations including Adam and Eve holding apples by the tree of life, "THE / ORIGINAL / SCAPEGOAT / Thank GOD / for / SATAN!", a depiction of the devil with an eel like tail holding an apple, titled with signature and date to body, additionally signed to underside.

12 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.

Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina

Jones Pottery is owned and operated by Matt and Christine Jones in the beautiful Big Sandy Mush valley of Leicester, North Carolina (just west of Asheville in Buncombe county). Edgefield pottery traditions as well as North Carolina pottery and historic Moravian ceramics are influences on Matt's oeuvre. His pottery has been featured in Ceramics Monthly magazine.

Good estate condition.