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Tess CodyCERAMICS · DES MOINES
HANDMADE CERAMICS / TESS CODY

Nature,
in hand.

Simple, usable pieces inspired by the natural world.
Made by Tess Cody in Des Moines, Iowa.

Explore the work
Tess Cody’s two turquoise leaf-impressed mugs, isolated from the original photograph on an imagined limestone set
01 / Leaf-impressed mugsEARTH, IN EVERYDAY FORM
AN IMPRESSION OF NATURE

A trace of
the outside.

Nature-inspired forms for the home.

THE WORK / A WOODLAND FORM
Tess Cody’s pale acorn-lidded vessel, isolated from the original photograph

The woodland,
brought home.

Tess creates simple, nature-inspired ceramics for the home. Rounded forms and details drawn from nature give each piece its own presence.

Close view of the copper-brown leaf impressions and turquoise glaze on the original mugs
01 / A detail drawn from nature
02 / Acorn-lidded vessel
MORE FORMS IN CLAY03 — 04

Room for
a little wonder.

Other expressions in clay — the original photographs of Tess’s work.

03 / Hanging ceramic forms
04 / A playful expression in clay
THE PERSON BEHIND THE PIECES

Made by Tess,
in Des Moines.

Tess Cody works out of the Des Moines Pottery Collective at Kunzler Studios, surrounded by other potters and locally made art.

FROM LOOKING TO ASKING

Bring a little
nature home.

The same turquoise leaf-impressed mugs returned to a human-scale composition on the imagined limestone set