EVENTS, COLLABS, + FEATURES

EVENTS

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Upcoming events will be listed here. Stay tuned for opportunities to view Melodie’s work in person and connect with her and her community.

COLLABS

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Melodie Grace + west elm

Melodie's collaboration with west elm almost didn't happen.

When she initially received an email from the president of West Elm expressing interest in her work, she almost didn't respond because she thought it was spam. But a little research revealed that the message was legitimate and so was West Elm's interest.

From that message began an intense collaborative effort to create a line of pottery that would stay true to Melodie's vision while also fitting West Elm's aesthetic. They decided to use Melodie's copper raku as inspiration for the collection. Melodie worked back and forth with West Elm on prototypes until they found shapes and glazes that were truly inspired by and reflective of Melodie's ceramic work. Unlike true raku pieces, the West Elm pieces needed to be watertight, so one of West Elm's family-run potteries used an alternate firing process, resulting in a series of pieces that come in 3 different sizes. Each piece is numbered, signed and truly unique.

Melodie Grace + Becca Jane

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Melodie Grace + Becca Jane

When the artists' co-op that Melodie and Becca belong to issued a collaboration challenge, they made a beeline for each other. They had long admired each other's work and decided to create a piece of pottery that merged their unique styles. Melodie created one of her signature small-scale curved forms which Becca painted using her sgraffito technique. They fired the pot together using the raku technique to create Like A Moth To A Flame, a one-of-a-kind piece that both Melodie and Becca feel is only the beginning of the work they'll do together.

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FEATURES

AWARDS

Talle Johnson Memorial Award for Best Thrown Clay

Tennessee Craft (formerly TACA) Spring Fair, 2018

 

Collector's Award

Charlotte Contemporary, 2016

Talle Johnson Memorial Award for Best Thrown Clay

Tennessee Craft Spring Fair, 2015

Talle Johnson Memorial Award for Best Thrown Clay

Tennessee Craft Spring Fair, 2013

Best New Exhibitor

Tennessee Craft Spring Fair, 2012