Potter Bridget Bodenham - Wow!

I have to share the amazing work of potter Bridget Bodenham! I found her on Instagram (follow her here) and have been love struck ever since. She is a potter who makes objects from clay, both functional and non-functional for display only in her studio in Hepburn Springs Victoria, Australia. Below is a glimpse of her studio from Oversize Me and some of my favorite images from her Instagram account that she took of her most recent creations. The first image is by far my favorite - I'd love to own both pieces to serve olives, oil, bread and cheese during a relaxing evening at home with friends - and of course, a bottle of Riesling! The tiny bouquet makes this photo even more appealing, doesn't it? A touch of pink looks so pretty in this arrangement. Flowers are the best accents when displaying food, at least I think so.

Bridget occasionally hosts open studio days - if I lived in Victoria I would definitely go because it would be such a relaxing and inspiring visit, I'm sure. Ceramics make me feel so cozy - from the way they look and feel to their smell as wet clay is being formed - it immediately takes me back to school when we learned how to use a potter's wheel in the 6th grade. I used to LOVE the smell of our school art room - the chalky paints and the clay together - and I still do. As far as Bridget's work is concerned, I particularly like her use of metallics and this stunning chain link piece below is one I covet because I'd love to display it in my own home.

After doing a bit of googling, I found that Lucy had the chance to visit her in 2011 and this interview was the result. Though it's a few years old, it's still a great read so please link over and check it out. There's another great write-up about her on the Broadsheet website, too.

Are you a lover of ceramics like I am? I have an entire cabinet now dedicated to the ceramics that I collect and noticed a few weeks ago as I was unpacking them to place inside that most of my ceramics are white! Do you collect white ceramics too? Are you more into colors? Do you have a favorite ceramicist you'd like to share? Add their link below to the comments section so I can check them out and possibly pin to my Ceramics pinboard on Pinterest. I'd really appreciate it!

Hope you are all doing great! xo Holly

(images bridget bodenham, lucy feegin)