TAsha
McKelvey - handmade clay goodness
August 2011 To whom it may concern: I am pleased to provide this Press Kit to introduce my line of handmade pottery and ceramic jewelry. Please take a moment to review my current catalog and supporting materials. Feel free to contact me if you need additional information, images or samples of my work. Thank you for your time! Kind Regards, Tasha McKelvey Attachments: Artist Statement/Bio Press Sheet & Clippings Retail Catalog
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T a s h a McKelvey
Artist Statement My clay work is intended to be useful - this is art that is meant to be touched. In the past everything we used in the home was made by hand. Today our homes are filled with stuff stamped out by machines. When we seek out handmade art we make our surroundings a little more human. I throw on the potter's wheel or use slabs of clay to hand-build my clay forms - then I add that little something extra. Right now I am making lots of pottery inspired by gardens & forests. I also have a line of handmade ceramic jewelry featuring flowers, leaves & birds. -Tasha McKelvey
Tasha McKelvey lives and works in Richmond, Virginia.
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Tasha McKelvey always knew she wanted to be an artist. Tasha started her art career as a potter’s assistant when she was sixteen and was only nineteen she knew she wanted to be a professional ceramic artist. Tasha started her pottery business when she graduated from college and has been working away at it ever since. Today Tasha creates small-scale pottery featuring tiny birds and other woodland creatures. She also makes a line of ceramic jewelry. Tasha McKelvey sells her handmade pottery and ceramic jewelry in more than 50 shops & galleries across the country.
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Tasha’s Bird & Nest Bowls make the perfect Mother’s Day Gift - you can even special order a Bird & Nest bowl with the number of eggs as Mom has kids!
* Living & Working at Home* Tasha McKelvey lives and works in her 100-year-old house near the James River in Richmond, Virginia. When Tasha isn’t making pottery, there’s a good chance you can find her outside in her garden.
*E co-consciou s Bu siness* Tasha McKelvey believes in making sustainable choices for her business. She is always striving to decrease her business’s environmental impact - from moving her studio to her home and buying from local suppliers to cut down on fuel usage to hand recycling her clay. Tasha’s gift and shipping packaging is made from recycled or re-purposed materials. Tasha’s studio chooses eco-friendly materials whenever possible.
* W e D d i n g s * Tasha McKelvey has worked with many brides to help make their big day extra special. A few of Tasha’s past wedding projects include: ceramic birdie cake toppers, bridesmaids’ jewelry, individual bird figurines or ceramic magnets as wedding favors, beer mugs as groomsmen gifts, and tiny bird bowls for each guest at a small dinner party wedding reception.
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Not to mention, giving Tasha’s pottery as a wedding gift. Tasha specializes in keepsake Love Bird Wedding Bowls featuring a pair of birds perched on the lip, with the happy couple’s initials and wedding date carved into the bottom of the bowl.
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September 2011 - Gnome Garden Stake Featured in Country Living August 2011 - Pottery featured in Belle Magazine Summer 2011 - Studio featured in Studios Magazine January 2011 - Featured on Virginia This Morning January - February 2011 - Featured in R-Home Magazine December 2010 - Featured in Richmond Magazine August 2010 - Featured on the cover of the Buyer’s Market of American Craft’s Show Guide
December 2008 - Featured on Richmond.com Shopping Blog December 2007 - Edited the “Virginia Shop Local” Article on Etsy.com
January 2010 - Home featured on Apartment Therapy
August 2007 - Interview on IndieEntrepreneur.com
January 2010 - Featured on Scoutie Girl Blog
June 2007 - Featured in Business Weekly’s online article on Etsy.com
January 2010 - Studio featured on Craft Zine Blog
May 2007 - Featured in the Indie-Fixx Summer Wedding Guide
September 2009 - “Finding Your Passion” - Tasha McKelvey on Scoutie Girl Blog
April 2007 - Featured in Brick Weekly
July 2009 - “Handmade Spaces” Feature about Tasha’s Studio on Modish December 2008 - Featured on Craft: Blog December 2008 - Featured in “Virginia Shop Local” Article on Etsy’s Blog
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November 2006 - Featured on Adorn Magazine's Blog September 2006 - Featured Seller on Etsy.com August 2006 - Featured on Modish July - August 2004 - Featured in Clay Times
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TAsha
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Tasha McKelvey - tashamckelvey@me.com -
804.445.3016 - www.tashamckelvey.com
TAsha
McKelvey - handmade clay goodness
Tasha McKelvey - tashamckelvey@me.com -
804.445.3016 - www.tashamckelvey.com
TAsha
McKelvey - handmade clay goodness
Tasha McKelvey - tashamckelvey@me.com -
804.445.3016 - www.tashamckelvey.com
TAsha
McKelvey - handmade clay goodness
Tasha McKelvey - tashamckelvey@me.com -
804.445.3016 - www.tashamckelvey.com
TAsha
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Tasha McKelvey lives and works in Richmond, Virginia.
Handmade High-Fired White Stoneware Pottery by Tasha McKelvey FeaturingTiny Hand-Sculpted Birds and Squirrels. Bowl Approximate Diameter: Tiny Bowl 2 inches Small Bowls - 3 inches Large Bowl - 4.5 inches
Glaze Colors for Bowls: Aqua,White, Shino, Pale Green, Purple, Cobalt Blue, Red, Yellow Bird Colors: Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Aqua, Celedon,Turquoise, Yellow, White, Dark Green, Black, Light Blue, Periwinkle
SQUIRREL BOWL WITH ACORN Item # 231 Price $44
SQUIRREL BOWL WITH LEAF Item # 230 Price $44
TWO BIRDS ON A SMALL BOWL Item# 202 Price $36.00
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TWO BIRDS ON A LARGE BOWL Item# 103 Price $60.00 Add Names, Initials or an Anniversary to the bottom of a large bowl
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MEDIUM BIRD MUG Item# 112 Price $36.00 Also Available (not pictured): Large Bird Mug - Item #113 - $45.00 Small Bird Mug - Item #114 -$32.00
SMALL BIRD BOWL Item# 101 Price $30.00
LARGE BIRD BOWL WITH NEST Item # 105 Price $60.00 Also Available (not pictured): BIRD PAIR ON A BOWL WITH NEST Item # 106 Price $70.00
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BIRD TEAPOT Item# 200 Price $85.00 (approximately 16 oz.)
BIRD CREAM & SUGAR Item# 110 Price $70.00 (approximately 3.5 inch height)
SMALL BIRD & NEST BOWL Item# 102 Price $34.00 Also Available (not pictured): TINY BIRD BOWL WITH NEST Item # 100 Price $34.00
TINY BIRD BOWL Item # 99 Price $30.00
BIRD ON A LARGE BOWL Item # 104 Price $55.00
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BIRD & NEST NESTING BOWLS Item# 220 Price $160 Also Available (not pictured): Nesting Bird Bowls Item# 221 Price $140
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TEENY-TINY FAUX BIRDIE DISHES Item# 410 & 411 (with Nest) Price $14 & $18 (1.5 inches)
Makes a great ring tray!
TINY FAUX BOIS MUSHROOM DISH Item# 400 Price $12 (2 inches) Inset Image:
Not Pictured: TINY FAUX BIRDIE DISHES Item# 412 & 413 (with Nest) Price $18 & $20 (2 inches)
TEENY-TINY FAUX BOIS MUSHROOM DISH
Item# 401 Price $10 (1.5 inches)
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GNOME GARDEN STAKES & ORNAMENTS Item# 425 (left) & 430 (right) Price $16 & $16 Not Pictured : GNOME MAGNET Item# 435 Price $16 (Gnomes are 5 inches tall)
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FEATHER NECKLACE Item# 21 Price $35 each STRIPED OR SOLID
FEATHER EARRINGS LONG KIDNEY HOOKS ITEM# 20 PRICE $28 SOLID ONLY SHORT FRENCH HOOKS ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
New Designs! Handmade High-Fired Porcelain Jewelry Featuring Feathers & Chevrons with Sterling Silver Components. All Necklaces come on Sterling Silver chain in 19-20 inch length, Feather & Chevron Colors Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Aqua, Celedon, Turquoise, Yellow, White, Black, Light Blue, Periwinkle, Gray, Teal GINKGO NECKLACE Item# 8 Price $16 each Set of Five Assortment - Item# 9 - $75
SIMPLE CHEVRON NECKLACE ITEM# 23 PRICE $28
CHEVRON NECKLACE ITEM# 24 PRICE $35
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GINKGO EARRINGS LONG KIDNEY HOOKS ITEM# 16 PRICE $28
Handmade High-Fired White Stoneware & Porcelain Jewelry FeaturingTiny Hand-Sculpted Birds, Ginkgo Leaves, Flowers with Sterling Silver Components All Necklaces come on Sterling Silver 18-inch chain, 16-inch chain is available upon request Bird & Flower Colors Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Aqua, Celedon, Turquoise, Yellow, White, Black, Light Blue, Periwinkle GINKGO NECKLACE Item# 8 GINKGO NECKLACE Price $16 each Item# 8 Set of Five AssortmentPrice - Item# 9 $75 $32 each
GINKGO EARRINGS ITEM# 12 PRICE $28
Ginkgo Colors Celedon, Turquoise, Aqua, Dark Green, Yellow, White
LARGE GINKGO EARRINGS - LONG KIDNEY ITEM# 14 PRICE $28
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LARGE GINKGO EARRINGS ITEM# 15 PRICE $28
BIRD & FLOWER NECKLACE Item# 27 Price $48
ADJUSTABLE NEST RINGS Item#30 Price $16 each (antiqued copper finish on adjustable ring band)
FLOWER & LEAF NECKLACE ITEM# 2 PRICE $52
FLOWER NECKLACE ITEM# 5 PRICE $32
FLOWER BOBBY PINS ITEM# 18 PRICE $8 each
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BIRD & MUSHROOM NECKLACE Item#28 Price $48
FLOWER EARRINGS WITH LONG HOOKS ITEM# 17 PRICE $34 pair
FLOWER EARRINGS ITEM# 15 PRICE $28 pair
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