Earthenware and terra sigillata, circa 1983, on glass base.

27 x 10 x 10 in.

Private Corporate Collection, Charlotte, North Carolina

Alice Ballard is a ceramicist living an practicing in Greenville, South Carolina. She is known for her graceful ceramic renderings of objects from nature, particularly buds, pods, shells, and leaves. Her work is present in many significant collections, including the Mint Museum, Charlotte; Umstead Hotel, Cary; Levine Cancer Center, Charlotte; Abacus Planning Group, Columbia; and others.

Few small chips; light surface grime; some light scratches to base.