Mims Ellis

California Dreaming Mims Ellis

Ceramic, Cone 5/6 48" x 9" x 5" $650

This is the fourth in a series of garden totems I have been making. California has so many iconic flora, fauna and colors that I found it hard to choose which ones to make for my totem. So I finally settled on a mixture of pieces that I either have in my own garden, or wish I did!

From bottom to top you will see: the blue Pacific Ocean swimming with fish, orange and lemon trees, ladybugs, monarch butterfly, palm tree, jacaranda blossoms, snails and mushrooms, California poppy, hummingbird, flying seagulls and bougainvillea blossoms.

Pink Pearl Clam Shell Mims Ellis

Ceramic, Cone 5/6 6" x 11" x 9" $350

Irregular edges always intrigue me. They have a flow to them that is unplanned but pleasing. In making my giant clam shell, I took an overly large circular slab of clay and carefully folded it into a smaller size bowl mold to get the ruffled edging. Then I went to town on the great pastel colors I can get with cone 5 glazing. Imagine the size of pearl this shell could create!