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FROM UNCLE VINNY was my mother’s creation. Since I was a child, she would give extra presents to family on holidays, things that she found at thrift stores and garage sales. These gifts were handpicked for the recipient, and we always enjoyed opening them. She would sign the tag from “Uncle Vinny”, after St. Vincent de Paul’s endearing nickname, St. Vinny’s. Uncle Vinny performed his gift-giving duties under my mother’s tutelage for 50 years. Some relatives have known his presence all their lives: one cousin grew up without ever learning the truth behind our second Santa Claus, and she reached adulthood believing that we had some strange, distant uncle who sent us used presents! Today, my family still occasionally takes up Uncle Vinny’s mantle, bestowing thrifted gifts to each other in his name. I carry on the tradition in my own way, reselling vintage treasures I find at the same places mom and I used to shop together. Uncle Vinny lives on. I hope Uncle Vinny has the perfect gift here for you!
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Sara Meadows Studio Art Pottery, "Balloon People" Accountant Figurine Sculpture, Ledger Calculator Bookkeeper CPA
• Sara Meadows "Balloon People" accountant figurine • Blue, brown & white glazed stoneware • Vintage 1984 • No issues found: free of chips, cracks & crazing • 4 1/8" L x 3 1/2" W x 4 3/4" H • Signed on bottom • Handmade in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
Art pottery stoneware accountant figurine, handmade by Sara Meadows! One of her "Balloon People", he carries a ledger and a paper calculator, has his collar flipped up by his tie, and has a pencil tucked behind his ear! He's the perfect, humorous gift for the bookkeeper, auditor, or CPA in your life.
Sara Meadows has been creating her whimsical, lovable "Balloon People" for many years in her studio near Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Each of her ceramic sculptures starts as a slab of red clay which is either wrapped around an inflated balloon, draped over a hump mold, or rolled up into a cone to create a variety of forms. These simple shapes are then transformed by Sara into a broad range of subjects including barn animals, cats, dogs, and dragons. Two kiln firings and the application of stoneware glazes complete the transition from clay to finished artwork. Pieces can be displayed outside but need to come inside for the winter.
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- Listed Jul 1, 2026
