Poterie Mélodie

First, there was the care.
Twenty-five years spent accompanying, supporting, and nurturing others, first as a nurse and then as a healthcare manager. An intense, profoundly human, but demanding profession, especially when family life also requires constant attention. One day, the need to stop became unavoidable. To slow down. To rebuild. To listen to what had been calling for so long.
The earth was there.
Ceramics revealed itself as a space for breathing, silence, and precise gestures. Working with earthenware, accepting slowness, imperfection, the time needed for each step… The material offered a new balance, both creative and soothing.
Since 2019, this world has taken shape in a workshop-boutique in the heart of Aubenas, in the Ardèche region. A simple and vibrant place, where everything is made on site. The pieces are created without any imposed lines: everyday objects, tableware, sculptures, decorative forms… Colors, textures, and uses intersect according to desires and inspirations.
The workshop is also a place of transmission. Every day, hands of all ages—from 6 to over 99—come to discover clay. Here, we share, exchange, and experiment. We create without pressure, for the pleasure of the gesture, for the joy of seeing a form emerge, for the trust that gradually develops between hands and the material.