Pottery: Blue “Awwgly” Bowl with Purple Stripes

Pottery: Blue “Awwgly” Bowl with Purple Stripes

Pottery: Blue “Awwgly” Bowl with Purple Stripes (closeup)

Pottery: Blue “Awwgly” Bowl with Purple Stripes

Pottery: Blue “Awwgly” Bowl with Purple Stripes (base, signature of Ryan Ayer)

Pottery: Blue “Awwgly” Bowl with Purple Stripes (side view)

Pottery: Blue “Awwgly” Bowl with Purple Stripes

“Awwgly” Bowl

Primitive Pottery

Signed Ryan Ayer

NOTE (Adapted from AI):

The terms “awgly,” “awwgly,” and “awwwgly” are playful or unconventional forms of “ugly” combined with the sentiment of “aw,” “aww,”or “awww,” possibly to express something that is so ugly it’s cute, or “ugly-cute.” (Hence, in their two-word forms: “aw ugly,” “aww ugly,” or “awww ugly”).

We prefer “awwgly” because it feels more intuitive and plausible as a blended term, its pronunciation more drawn out than “awgly,” which sounds too close to “ugly.” “Awwwgly” seems too drawn out and long (although we first considered this version as our preference. It truly was a tossup).

These blended terms are NOT formally recognized words in dictionaries. However, they have been used on platforms like Instagram and Reddit, potentially in the context of describing things that elicit the “aw,” “aww,” or “awww” responses, despite not conforming to traditional standards of beauty.

One instance of usage has been found on a university website, suggesting that one or more of these terms could be associated with descriptions of “ugly-cute” animals, such as the wombat or porcupine.

Merging two words into one term is known as a “portmanteau” or a “blending”; common portmanteaus include “brunch” (breakfast + lunch), “motel” (motor + hotel), and “smog” (smoke + fog). 

This specific piece of pottery, likely a child’s effort, is the Holy Grail of “Awwgly”; it is, in fact, charmingly so. We love it!

We are not sure when this kicky piece was created, but we suspect that this artistic youngster is all grown up.

1 pound/ 10.63 ounces

754 grams

3770 carats

4.75 inches wide

 

Unknown acquisition source and date

Awgly

Awwgly

Awwwgly

Pottery: Blue “Awwgly” Bowl with Purple Stripes