Plant Shelfie Bookends Collab with Alexis Mixter (COMING SOON)
In March, I had the pleasure of collaborating with Alexis Mixter in my Portland studio. She works predominantly on large panels of wood, that she burns intricate lines into to create mesmerizing works of art, and she transferred her style to clay seamlessly, using black underglaze and some of my favorite sgrafitto tools. This pieces is waiting to be fired and glazed, but will be making it’s debut here soon! I can’t wait to share it with you!
Photos below are in process, they still need to be glazed, which will change the appearance a bit. Completed photos coming soon…
About the Raffle
We made these Plant Shelfie Bookends specifically to raise money for and awareness of Com-Fusion, the ceramics community center we are building in Portugal together. All the money raised will go to a savings account which will ultimately be used to pay for rent, ceramics equipment & materials, and all the things we’ll need to get this thing off the ground and hosting artists for classes, workshops, residencies and retreats. For me, this has been a dream my whole adult life (some twenty-five plus years). We already have the space for artist residencies secured, and are negotiating space for the community center! To start we’ll use Mariana’s existing space.
The Fine Print
Use the drop down menu to choose 1, 3, or 5 tickets
No purchase necessary to participate- you can also enter by signing up for my email list. If you’re already on the list, just send me an email to let me know, and I’ll add your name with one entry.
Raffle will open May 17 and run for several weeks. Dates confirmed ASAP.
Raffle open to US, Canada, EU and UK only.
Your purchase of a raffle ticket, brings us one step closer to realizing this dream. We thank you for that and appreciate you taking a chance to have these beauties in your home.
How we make them
These are made from a 6” planter with attached saucer that Nicole throws on the potter’s wheel. She then cut the planter in half attach a slab back to each half, and voila- Bookends! Mariana then transfers the peony image onto the pot, and then uses a technique called sgrafitto to paint and carve the design. Add on the lusters and firings, these bookends have taken at least 8 hours to create.
Each half has a drainage hole and is heavy enough to hold your books up for the ultimate plant shelfie. They also have a wire hook on the back to hang on the wall (please hang on a stud).