nelle design.'s portfolio

About nelle

im nelle.
i make pots.
i want you to use my pots in your daily life, that's what they are made for.
(my serious and lengthy artist statement about my pots changing the world can be found on my website.... where I awkwardly talk in third person about myself.), but, seriously...using something handmade daily WILL change your life.
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Nelle Design
handmade goods for a good life.

visit: nelledesign.4ormat.com/
shop: www.… more

- - - > studio < - - - (where all the goodness happens)

this is my delighful studio.
it may be simple, but it sure is special to me!
come on in...

its not a mansion, but its the perfect studio for me.

my glorious 10X10 studio surrounded by a forest full of furry friends that visit me throughout my long days...and longer nights... the owls are my favorite.
a dash will do..
soap dish in progress
cake plates & sugar set in progress

cakeplates sugar and creamer set drying in the summer sun....
garlic plates in progress.
large serving ware in progress.
mug mania

many mugs in the making....
my studio mates.

long hours in the studio never gets old with these guys.
my palette of tools.
a spoon full of sugar...(sing it with me....)

...makes the medicine go down...

- - - > functional first and foremost for me. < - - - (say that five times!)

here you can view :
- - > bowls.
- > platters.
- - - > cake plate.
- - > cheese board.

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nelle design.
visit: nelledesign.4ormat.com/
shop: www.etsy.com/shop/nelledesign
friend:www.facebook.com/nelledesign

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cakeplate.

(sorry ate the cake..it was a carrot cake too!)
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why hello there...

small bowl.
serving bowl.
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16 in serving platter.
small, spice bowls.
medium bowls.
cheese board.

8X10in

- - - > markets/shows < - - -

For me as a maker, its important to have my pieces in the hands of everyday folks. I intend for my work to be 'comfortable' and ‘accessible’ , those things that bring comfort are often times things that make us feel safe, at our best, &/or at our most authentic. I choose to sell at local farmers markets/shows because these are the places that I meet the most comforting people in my tiny world. I have met the most amazing folks at these venues, these are the people I am honored to have use my pieces. I greatly appreciate formal venues and I am inspired when I step foot in a beautiful gallery, but I never feel comforatble, maybe the bright lights, the echos, the often oversized unfilled rooms. I want my work to reach into people’s daily intimate lives, the good the bad and the ugly… that handmade mug will hold the coffee for late night presentation prep, or that whiskey when your heart is broken. It sure never gets old having a person run up to me smiling ear to ear say "I bought one your pieces a few months back and its my favorite thing in my cupboard, it makes me smile every time I use it!" gets me every time! Lucky gal I am to be able to reach people at such a core level. So grateful!

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weekly market in baltimore.
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thats me.

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my shop....

...in the future.. a woman has to dream...right!

- - - > functional first and foremost for me. < - - - part II

here you can view :
- - -> cups.
- > mugs.
- - - > pitchers.
- - > vase.
- - - - >soap dishes.

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nelle design.
visit: nelledesign.4ormat.com/
shop: www.etsy.com/shop/nelledesign
friend:www.facebook.com/nelledesign

i hope you stay a while because my heart really likes you.
Creature Feature Mugs

The monster theme of this week-long summer camp opened up countless imaginative possibilities. I also found ways to incorporate biology, history, and literature into the art projects, something that I consider very important to teaching art to youth. Art, in and of itself is a wonderful subject, but it also lends itself as a great teaching tool for other subjects and core material.
wise mug.
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soap dish.

rub a dub dub...
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comfy size, comfy fit.

profile of cappuccino mug.
NOT all those who wander are lost...

Cappuccino mug holds 10 oz. of delicious-ness.
cups & caddy set.

'drink' in four different languages, in a lovely custom built holder made out of lathe from a old baltimore home...cheers!
grow.

simple but pretty vase, function & beauty!

- - - > functional first and foremost for me. < - - - part III

here you can view :
- - -> sugar vessel.
- > lunch tray.
- - - > platter.
- - > spoon rests.
- - - - > sugar and creamer set.

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nelle design.
visit: nelledesign.4ormat.com/
shop: www.etsy.com/shop/nelledesign
friend:www.facebook.com/nelledesign