Flower | Handmade Stoneware Sculpture

This flower was found on the rock. Or placed there. The line between the two is where the work lives. A stoneware flower, hand-sculpted, almost mineral, almost natural. Small enough to disappear into a surface. Present enough to stop you. Part of the À Ras Bord series, Côte des Basques, 2026, this piece was born from a gesture at the edge of the everyday. A few days ago, at sunset, Cecile Mestelan placed ceramics on the limestone rocks of the Côte des Basques. Not in a gallery. Not on a white plinth. On stone, grey and ochre, streaked with minerals, shaped by years of pressure, water, and salt. The calcaire of the Basque Coast is an archive. Every vein of rust and white tells a story of slow transformation. Clay undergoes the same, carried by a hand and accelerated by fire. Placing ceramics on those rocks was an act of recognition. They are not foreign to that landscape. They are an accelerated version of it. How to live with it Place it on a shelf, a windowsill, a table. Let it be the only thing there. That is enough. Material and care Material: Caramel stoneware. Dimensions: 12 cm. Colour: Caramel. One of a kind. Handmade in Biarritz by Cecile Mestelan. Slight variations in form, colour, and surface are inherent to the handmade process. Handle with care. PHOTO ©EmmyMartens