$48.00 USD
Hand-built 5 inch planter made from oregon red clay. Features a hand painted cacti design in white underglaze. Made with a drainage hole, fits a 4 inch plant perfectly.
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BASED IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, MELVILLE CERAMICS IS A SMALL-BATCH, FEMALE-OWNED BUSINESS THAT CREATES THOUGHTFUL, ONE-OF-A-KIND CERAMIC PIECES INSPIRED BY NATURE. EACH ARTWORK IS HANDMADE BY ARTIST AND FOUNDER KELSEY MELVILLE USING NATURAL CLAYS DUG FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION. MELVILLE LEAVES MOST OF HER FORMS UNGLAZED, SHOWCASING THE BEAUTIFUL RANGE OF COLORS THAT THE EARTH OFFERS, FROM IRON-RICH REDS TO DEEP BLACK. MELVILLE HIGHLIGHTS THE UNREFINED TONES OF THE CLAY WITH SIMPLE LINEWORK THAT SHE PAINTS BY HAND. THROUGH EACH PIECE, MELVILLE PAYS HOMAGE TO THE NATURAL WORLD, WHICH GROUNDS HER AND LEAVES HER IN A CONSTANT STATE OF GRATEFUL AWE. ORIGINALLY FROM NORTH CAROLINA, MELVILLE IS BASED IN SEATTLE, WA. SHE HOLDS A BFA IN STUDIO ART FROM APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY.