Earthenware and terra sigillata, circa 1983-84, on acrylic base with brass identification plaque.

14 x 12 x 11 1/2 in.

Private Collection, Durham, 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, South Carolina; and others.

Overall good condition; some minor light surface grime; two minute dots of paint loss.