My home is filled with weird and wonderful things that I collect on my walks –– rocks, shell, lotus pods, cuttlefish bones and mini acorns –– everything comes home in my pockets. A whale vertebrae that I found In Greece, and a perfect sand dollar that someone gave me on the west coast of Florida are two of my favourite treasures. Julie Nelson‘s breathtaking ceramics are inspired by natural objects hidden in sand or mud or underneath a pile of Autumn leaves. Her vessels are stunning, and in some cases they look to be made of bone. Inspired by the shells and stones she collected in the seaside town she grew up in, Nelson’s work could just as well have sprung from nature itself.