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Tall Gingko Dragonfly Vase – Mel Titus

$90.00

Green dragonflies ripple into gilded ginkgo leaves on this handbuilt vase by Richmond ceramicist Mel Titus. The organic silhouette and flared rim make it a showstopping vessel for seasonal bouquets—perfect for peonies in spring, zinnias in summer, and late-summer dahlias into fall seed pods. Crafted with care and a wise eye for detail, it’s the kind of piece that elevates everyday stems into everyday moments throughout the Wheel of the Year.

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: high fire stoneware, glaze
Dimensions: 12.5 x 4.5 x 4.25 inches
2026

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

Green dragonflies ripple into gilded ginkgo leaves on this handbuilt vase by Richmond ceramicist Mel Titus. The organic silhouette and flared rim make it a showstopping vessel for seasonal bouquets—perfect for peonies in spring, zinnias in summer, and late-summer dahlias into fall seed pods. Crafted with care and a wise eye for detail, it’s the kind of piece that elevates everyday stems into everyday moments throughout the Wheel of the Year.

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: high fire stoneware, glaze
Dimensions: 12.5 x 4.5 x 4.25 inches
2026

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

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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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