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Tall Sea Turtle Vase – Mel Titus

$100.00
UNAVAILABLE

Mel Titus, Richmond ceramist and sculptor, sculpted dark-blue, wavy curls that lift sweet sea turtles spiraling to the surface. Handbuilt and lovingly detailed, this sculptural vase wears shells and ocean motifs like a salty crown. Beach lovers, shell chasers, and anyone who keeps a little tide in their heart will want this piece in their collection.

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: 15 x 5 x 5.5 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, Richmond ceramist and sculptor, sculpted dark-blue, wavy curls that lift sweet sea turtles spiraling to the surface. Handbuilt and lovingly detailed, this sculptural vase wears shells and ocean motifs like a salty crown. Beach lovers, shell chasers, and anyone who keeps a little tide in their heart will want this piece in their collection.

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: 15 x 5 x 5.5 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.

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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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