Funky Abstract Hand-painted Ceramic Plate Signed Monk - Larger of Two green frog pitcher - but I might be

- but I might be inclined just to wrap a string or ribbon around the handle and hang it on the wall

The platter

These two wonderful drinking bowls were made by indigenous Canelos Quichua women in the Oriente (upper Amazonian) region of Ecuador

but also lovely displayed in silhouette on open shelves

which read "Patented 1889

Funky Abstract Hand-painted Ceramic Plate Signed Monk - Larger of Two green frog pitcher - but I might beI don't know much about this huge decorative stoneware plate, which is the larger of two I purchased at a nearby consignment store, but I think it is fabulous. The hand painted design really a drawing on clay reminds me of a map with shape shifting land masses, and I think the polka dot and striped patterns, rendered in purple, peach, and charcoal, are pretty terrific too, The platter measures 15" in diameter and 1 1 4" tall, and is signed Monk on the