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ARTS & LITERATURE
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Art SPOTLIGHT
Earth and Empathy Ceramics Handmade Functional Art
Laurel
Moon phases
Venus flytraps
Sun, moon, and stars
‘Earth and Empathy’ artist Nicole Boenigk lives in Wilmington, North Carolina with her 8-year-old son. She has been working with clay since 2017 and quickly realized that this hobby was a passion she wanted to pursue as a career. Her favorite thing about this medium is that there is no room for
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boredom. She creates a wide range of wheel thrown and handbuilt pottery, from functional art to wearable art and home decor. Find more of Nicole’s work at www.earthandempathy.com or on Instagram at @earthandempathyceramics.
