By April W. Klimley More than 100 years ago, the ceramicist George Ohr (1857-1918) was called the “mad potter” of Biloxi, Miss. Today he is venerated as a precursor of abstract expressionism and his work goes for anywhere from $60,000-$70,000 apiece. His strangely shaped, broken, highly glazed works are also an inspiration for many ceramicists around the world today. … [Read more...]