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The Outcome of Sculpture and Shinn
By Elizabeth Stewart   |   October 7, 2025

MC, who is NOT from Santa Barbara, has inherited a pottery floor vase – a quirky and unique work from the mid 1970s by our genius Santa Maria potter, William “Bill” Shinn (Santa Ana, CA 1932-2011). Was Shinn’s inspiration for the design a native American marriage vessel, typically with two spouts? Wait, this has THREE! […]