Vintage Ceramic pottery mugs, set of 2, by famous artist Ken Edwards

This set of two vintage mugs carry the signature of renowned American potter Ken Edwards, who made famous the El Palomar studio in Tonalá, Mexico. Edwards studied his craft in Japan, went to Mexico in 1954 and along with renowned Mexican ceramicist Jorge Wilmot introduced high-fire ceramics-- wares fired at over 1000C which vitrifies the clay and eliminates the need for lead-based glazes--to the Guadalajara area. Wilmot mostly kept local traditional designs although some Oriental influence is mixed in as well, along with Asian glazing processes. Edwards introduced new designs with the techniques. These two mugs are in guc with little signs of use/wear