Plant Shelfie Bookends Collab with Alexis Mixter- (Now Closed)

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This raffle ended on 7/17. A winner will be announced 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.

Photos include process and finished bookends. The completed bookends have been glazed with a clear glaze, and then I painted the moons with 22 karat gold luster, and fired them a third time.

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 run through July 17, 2024.

  • 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! The bookends were then painted with a black underglaze, before Alexis carved the design in her signature style. Add on the lusters and firings, these bookends have taken at least many hours to lovingly 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).

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This raffle ended on 7/17. A winner will be announced 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.

Photos include process and finished bookends. The completed bookends have been glazed with a clear glaze, and then I painted the moons with 22 karat gold luster, and fired them a third time.

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 run through July 17, 2024.

  • 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! The bookends were then painted with a black underglaze, before Alexis carved the design in her signature style. Add on the lusters and firings, these bookends have taken at least many hours to lovingly 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).

This raffle ended on 7/17. A winner will be announced 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.

Photos include process and finished bookends. The completed bookends have been glazed with a clear glaze, and then I painted the moons with 22 karat gold luster, and fired them a third time.

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 run through July 17, 2024.

  • 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! The bookends were then painted with a black underglaze, before Alexis carved the design in her signature style. Add on the lusters and firings, these bookends have taken at least many hours to lovingly 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).