Carey Ellen
Hello!
I’m Carey Ellen of Soil + Spoon. I’m a Tennessean, currently residing in the eastern side of the state.
From childhood I have loved playing in the dirt, exploring in nature and creating. As I have gotten older these passions have grown and matured with me. I have been able to transform my love and curiosity of the natural world into inspiration for my work.
A little more about me
I am currently a full time baker at Wild Love Bakehouse. In addition to loving clay I have always found peace and solace in making food for those around me.
The immediate feedback and connection I receive from both baking and working with clay brings me joy; and I feel that the two are intertwined in their role in nourishing the body.
I am a proud mother of two wonderful, inspiring and creative kids whom I raise with my partner. We also share the three best giant fluff balls Bonnie, Frankie and Sophie and 5 chickens Stripe, Wilma, Chicken Frankie, Bok Choy and Fred aka Nacho.
Experience
After learning from Eric Botbyl, of Companion Gallery, in 2009 (after my freshman year of College) I changed majors to study 3 dimensional art, with a focus in ceramics at UTK. During this time I traveled to study at La Meridiana, in Certaldo Italy, in 2010 and returned to work as an assistant in 2012.
I’m now back at work in my home studio, in East Tennessee.
