My favorite medium right now is clay. I love everything about it. I love that it is mud. I love that I can play with mud from all over the world. Some is stiff and full of minerals that react with the glaze when fired. Some is snowy white and completely smooth, like corn starch mixed with water, and is a perfect blank canvas to receive what ever color I choose without bias. I love that every bag of clay brings with it the memory of where it came from.

I like making useful things beautiful and whimsical. I like the idea of feeling a bird in your hand as you lift the lid of a jar or enjoy your morning cuppa.

It's my hope that my pottery brings a little happiness to those who choose to bring it into their homes.

My grandmother would remind me to "watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves". I think of life's small moments like that. Take care of the small moments and our lives will take care of themselves. Small special moments add up to a significant and fulfilling life.

I'm grateful for the opportunity Etsy gives me everyday to connect with folks I'd never otherwise have a chance to meet. I "talk" to people all over the world. I've become close with other artisans on Etsy and several people who began as customers have become friends. I've shipped my work as close as the next county and as far as Nepal...Etsy has made the world a much smaller place...and I like to think friendlier too.

Thank you for taking the time to get to know me and my work a little better!

Cheers, Melissa