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Luna Luna – Mel Titus

$145.00
UNAVAILABLE

Pale blue raku-fired face moon and her sleepy friend Luna Moth—Luna Luna is a hanging sculpture by Richmond ceramicist Mel Titus. Small stamped stars dot her face like night’s freckles, catching light and curiosity in equal measure. For collectors who want moon magic and a whisper of moth-mystery on their wall.

Mel’s work is guided by a simple truth she holds close: “Nature inspires my work. Nature inspires my life.” She’s been making magic in the Richmond art & craft scene for over 50 years; owning one of her pieces is owning a slice of that rare, unbroken lineage of craft, wit, and open heart.

Materials: Raku clay, glaze
Dimensions: 11 dia x 5 d inches
2026

Between March 4–31, 10% of Crone House's commission supports the VEI Foundation's work bringing eye care to those who need it most.

If you have any questions or would like to inquire about this piece, email Sylvia.

Pale blue raku-fired face moon and her sleepy friend Luna Moth—Luna Luna is a hanging sculpture by Richmond ceramicist Mel Titus. Small stamped stars dot her face like night’s freckles, catching light and curiosity in equal measure. For collectors who want moon magic and a whisper of moth-mystery on their wall.

Mel’s work is guided by a simple truth she holds close: “Nature inspires my work. Nature inspires my life.” She’s been making magic in the Richmond art & craft scene for over 50 years; owning one of her pieces is owning a slice of that rare, unbroken lineage of craft, wit, and open heart.

Materials: Raku clay, glaze
Dimensions: 11 dia x 5 d inches
2026

Between March 4–31, 10% of Crone House's commission supports the VEI Foundation's work bringing eye care to those who need it most.

If you have any questions or would like to inquire about this piece, email Sylvia.

Mel Titus – Ceramic Artist

Mel Titus has been in clay or mud since childhood, beginning with slipware alongside her mother in the 1960s. In the early 1970s, she apprenticed at the Hand Workshop, now the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, where her foundation in ceramic craft deepened. She later worked as a studio assistant at Freimarck Pottery in the 1980s and Camden Clayworks from 2012–2013.

At age 60, Mel opened her own pottery studio, Mel’s Pottery, originally in Ashland and now located in Richmond’s Bryan Park area.

Guided by her belief that “Nature inspires my work. Nature inspires my life,” her pieces reflect a lifelong conversation with the earth itself.

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