{"product_id":"the-mad-potter-george-e-ohr-eccentric-genius","title":"The Mad Potter: George E. Ohr  Eccentric Genius","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen George Ohrs trove of pottery was discovered in 1967  years after his death  his true genius was discovered with it. The world could finally see how unique this artist really was! Born in 1856 in Biloxi  Mississippi  George grew up to the sounds of the civil war and political unrest. When he was 22  his boyhood friend introduced him to the pottery wheel. The lost young man suddenly found his calling. \"When I found the potters wheel I felt it all over like a duck in water.\" He started creating strangely crafted pots and vases  expressing his creativity and personality through the ceramic sculptures. Eventually he had thousands at his fingertips. He took them to fairs and art shows  but nobody was buying these odd figures from this bizarre man. Eventually he retired  but not without hiding hundreds of his ceramics. Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan  authors of the award winning Ballet for Martha  approach this colorful biography with a gentle and curious hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44949523988533,"sku":"ByrdShop_159643810X","price":58.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781596438101_b207a0c4-1eac-4324-b10c-2cf8614b5e30.jpg?v=1770078616","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-mad-potter-george-e-ohr-eccentric-genius","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}