Handmade Mixing Bowl with Vintage Imagery
Nelle Design
My name is Janelle, and I am the maker, designer and owner of Nelle Design, a small pottery studio in Orchard Park, New York. Nelle Design represents and exists by one simple statement: handmade goods for a good life.
Handmade is so much about process, and with clay I am continually humbled. I hand-throw or build every piece using locally-sourced clay.
After the initial forming of the piece, there are various stages of waiting and pausing, which I enjoy. This time allows me to focus and be truthful in what I want to achieve in the piece, batch, or set.
Then there is trimming, attaching, manipulating, making marks, drying, and inspecting.I fire each piece at least three times, and sometimes as many as four to five. This adds layers and depth, which makes each piece far more beautiful, and helps me achieve greater, more interesting results. Working with clay is time consuming, but it also gives you really awesome arm muscles!
Creating custom orders helps foster a deeper connection with customers, which I am always seeking when I sell online. The neat part of my process with custom orders is that I can create custom decals for any and every occasion.
I am grateful that customers trust me with their personal stories, cherished memories, and exciting celebrations. Knowing that a piece I made will be in someone’s life as part of their decor or family meals brings complete satisfaction as a maker and business owner.
One of my deepest desires for my work is that people find joy in the pieces they use, that each piece fits in their own story, supporting & comforting them on their journey to wholeness and happiness.
There is nothing perfect about my work, because perfection is not what I’m striving for; rather I try to provoke beauty in the imperfect along with a physical response. I want people to touch and feel the textures that make each piece handmade.
Imperfection is part of handmade, and it is a part of the story in my pieces. Letting people feel that there is a process involved, a slow, layered, and tedious process. I believe people respond to this because often they themselves strive for more calm, honest, real, and personal in their own lives.
GIVEAWAY
Handmade White Mixing Bowl
(Retail Value $60)
This beautiful mixing bowl is perfect for pancakes. It features a wide spout and nice handle which make it very user friendly. Not to mention incredibly unique.
How classic!
I love this! Such Fabulous things! “Handmade goods for a good life.” That’s good stuff!
Looking browsing through her pieces just brings a sigh to your soul… thanks!
Very nice looking.
Gorgeous.
“Handmade goods for a good life.” That’s good stuff!
These look wonderful! As I was looking through the pictures, I was picking out pieces I would love to have in my house!
Beautiful piece- such talent!
This is lovely. I especially like the egg basket.
These are beautiful! The bowl would be perfect for my Saturday morning biscuits.
What a nice bowl.
beaaaaaautiful things
These handmade products will make such unique gifts for my friends and family who “have everything”!
Such lovely work!
You have touched my heart with the beauty of your beautiful bowls and such. I love the homemade pottery. It’s my all time favorite. I have one gigantic bowl from my grandmother and I have used it for many years, everything goes in that bowl. I have never won a thing in my 60 years and I would give anything to win this. What a treasure. You have some wonderful pieces.
I love your dog. I like your Instagram page too. I am following you there also. I can’t wait! Everything is so beautiful and meaningful. I have always been a fan of the Native American Indian pottery. It is such an art.
These are so Gorgeous! Functional Art for the kitchen to improve everyone’s daily routines!
The artist’s studio is very pretty! Thank you for this special opportunity to win a bowl!
How neat!! I love supporting independent artists!
Looks like heirloom kind of stuff!
So amazing.. I love handmade!
it is a part of you that you give to the world
I really like the bowl. 🙂
Those bowls look cool
Love your artisan style – your blog is well thought out. Great marketing and truly lovely!
i love these !i hope i win ty 😉
Such amazing talent, thanks for the opportunity! “Handmade goods for a good life.” That’s good stuff!
“Handmade goods for a good life.” That’s good stuff! Indeed. Lovely work.
Love your beautiful pieces above! Seriously Gorgeous!!! Thanks so much for introducing me to this fabulous pottery “artist” and her gorgeous work! Love it and hope I win!!! Good Luck To All!
Lovely work. I think handmade tends to be more beautiful than factory made
Handmade is always better.
What beautiful handmade pottery!
How nice! Looks very well made.
What a unique prize
Beautiful! Even if I don’t win, I’d seriously consider getting some of this stuff because it’s gorgeous.
I absolutely love the idea that more people are supporting handmade local goods!
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I like these. I especially like the saying on the bowl with pears in it. beautiful stuff.
I am loving your stuff 🙂 …..I wish I had this kind of talent.
A long (very long) time ago I used to throw and decorate pots and thoroughly enjoyed it, although I was nowhere near your level of expertise and creativity. I loved reading about you and your work, and hope you can continue doing the same for a long, long time to come. Your pottery is really special! Thanks for offering to part with one unique piece for this giveaway.
What absolutely beautiful pieces!!! LOVE all of these pieces! Thank you for the chance!!
“Handmade goods for a good life.” Loooooove it!
So beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
So lovely!
I love this style of housewares. Traditional and classic.
Simple and beautiful!
Handmade, really nice work!
I love your designs!! “Handmade goods for a good life.” That’s good stuff!
This would be such a treasure! Thank you for the chance.
I love the unique quotes!
“Handmade goods for a good life.” That’s good stuff! I do appreciate handmade pottery and yours appear to be extraordinary.
“Handmade goods for a good life.” That’s good stuff!
such awesome products.
Very cool! We are staring a homestead and fully embrace the “homemade” life. These are beautiful !!
“Handmade goods for a good life.” That’s good stuff! It always means more when something is handmade.
How wonderfully talented you are! Back to the basics and completely necessary 🙂
Nice!
Reminds me of my childhood and fondest memories! I will definitely be collecting!
Such beautiful pieces! So easy to get lost in the photos!
I agree completely! I make things all of the time that I give to various people.
These are all really neat creations!
Your products are adorable!
Love this…
Beautiful…simply beautiful!
“Handmade goods for a good life.” Hope I win this mixing bowl. It would be a perfect addition to my kitchen.
oh my goodness! this all just too cute, and i love the fact that it’s all homemade!!
“Handmade goods for a good life.” That’s good stuff!
Handmade is the best.
That is really beautiful. I love having unique pieces in my kitchen to work with.
Handmade goods for a good life.” That’s good stuff!…I love handmade things for the home.
What a talent you have. I love all of the pieces shown!
I love this bowl!
“Handmade goods for a good life.” That’s good stuff!
I wish that I hands as talented as those that made all those lovely pieces! and I agree ~
The creations would make wonderful heirloom pieces to be handed down for generations! They’re so beautiful!
Simple, useable, and unique! I love it!
I love handmade goods.They’re a conversation piece when you gather with friends and family.
“Handmade goods for a good life.” That’s good stuff!
“Handmade goods for a good life.” That’s good stuff!
I love handmade goods! Thank you so much for this lovely giveaway!
What gorgeous items!!
Wow, beautiful idea. I love this idea. I only have glass mixing bowls but thanks to this post.