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Old Shed Studio is the Ceramic Practice of Melissa Scheinfeld Featuring Porcelain Home Goods, Made in the Backyard

Pottery hand made with intention in East Austin

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Thornless mesquite gets an upgrade living forever on green agateware for this serving bowl. Porcelain with mason stain. 9”x5” Fired in Old Shed Studio by the power of the Texas sun.
Cheers! L’chaim! Salud! Pink and gold makes it fancy. Porcelain with pink mason stain and 24K gold lustre. 3”x3.5” Fired in Old Shed Studio by the power of the Texas sun.
Moon mugs! There’s a full moon tomorrow night (4/23) called the Pink Moon. Cue up your Nick Drake, grab your incense and goddess energy, and make a toast to our very special satellite. Porcelain with inlay and white gold. Handles colored wi
Hi! I’m Melissa - the artist behind Old Shed Studio. With all the fun of the coming ceramics tour, I figure it’s a nice time to introduce myself as an actual person! My greatest love with pottery is to make a special piece of art that
Red (Melissa’s Version) 🎶 Losing him was blue, like I’d never known Missing him was dark gray, all alone Forgetting him was like trying to know Somebody you never met But loving him was red Oh, red Burning red 🎵 These tumblers will
My little valentine. Initially, my 8-year-old asked me for a tea set. Seems fair to me that if your mom spends her days making pottery, then a request for a pink, red, and orange tea set is an immediate yes. I made all the pieces and was about to
Sunset sky. I can’t get enough of this color combination. It took me awhile to figure out how to make these particular stains work in the clay but now that I have my tricks, you’ll be seeing more of these two! Porcelain, stained with m
There’s a thornless mesquite tree that shades the south-facing window of my studio. It’s a “phreatophyte” - which means its large and spreading root system can draw water from scarce places far away. I wish for everyone to
Adventures in ombré. Learning to stain porcelain made my mind explode with possibilities and opportunities. Clay already has a lot of angles to explore so I tried to add just a couple new things at a time. There are a few dimensions that I
Gingko bowl, two ways. White porcelain and peacock-stained porcelain with black underglaze inlay. 9” x 4” Fired in Old Shed Studio by the power of the Texas sun.
Jimmy Buffett says it’s definitely a good time for a cocktail. The backstory of these tumblers starts with my terror at using color in my pottery. Lucky for me I have friends who love the entire Pantone pantheon. On one fateful day, I texted
Happy New Year! In 2024, my theme for the year is C O L O R ! I’m not sure where it will take me, but it’s a push off a proverbial ledge. My house is filled with neutrals. I love crisp white porcelain with black lines. I don’t