On Mimi · A field note

When not eating pancakes…

The unofficial CV. Twelve years of product design, and roughly the same number of years quietly getting good at things that grow, bake, or bloom.

hobbies/image_27.jpg Mimi at the pottery wheel

Portrait · Nº 000

“Most of my creativity doesn't stay in the office — it ends up in terrariums, on the wheel, in cake batter, and tucked into container gardens.”

Below is a sampling of what I make off the clock. The case studies are up top whenever you want them.

14+

Terrariums built

30+

Hand-thrown pieces

Countless

Cakes decorated

A lot more

Products shipped

Catalogue · Off the clock

A partial specimen record

28 entries · updated occasionally

Bright mason-jar bouquet with sunflowers and mixed blooms — Arrangement
mason-jar, sunflower mix
Nº 029

Arrangement with orange roses, sea holly, and hydrangea — Arrangement
rose, sea holly, hydrangea
Nº 030

Bouquet of orange roses and alstroemeria — Arrangement
orange rose, alstroemeria
Nº 031

Autumn arrangement of ranunculus, hydrangea, and calla in a vase — Arrangement
ranunculus, calla, hydrangea
Nº 032

Autumn flower arrangement in green vase — Arrangement
ranunculus, hypericum
Nº 019

Planted table bowls with ferns and a violet accent — Arrangement
planted bowls, fern & violet
Nº 027

Orchid terrarium in glass cylinder — Orchid
phalaenopsis, glass cylinder
Nº 017

Sealed jar terrarium with fern and pilea — Terrarium
closed jar, selaginella
Nº 018

Container garden on the deck — Container
coleus, begonia, caladium
Nº 014

Terrarium with peperomia, fittonia, and moss — Terrarium
fittonia, peperomia, quartz
Nº 011

Top-down view of terrarium plants and quartz — Terrarium
canopy study, top-down
Nº 012

Shark-themed cupcakes with blue frosting — Baked
cupcake, shark theme
Nº 004

Unglazed hand-thrown ceramic bowl — Ceramic
wheel-thrown bowl, greenware
Nº 005

Freshly thrown ceramic cup on the wheel — Ceramic
wheel-thrown cup, greenware
Nº 006

Hand-thrown mug with teal ombré glaze — Ceramic
glazed mug, teal ombré
Nº 007

Hand-thrown mug with soft green glaze — Ceramic
glazed mug, celadon green
Nº 008

Rolling dough by hand with heart cutouts — Kitchen
hand-rolled, heart cutouts
Nº 024

Unicorn-themed buttercream layer cake — Baked
layer cake, unicorn
Nº 009

Pikachu-themed layer cake — Baked
layer cake, Pikachu
Nº 010

Hand-thrown ceramic cup with red glaze — Ceramic
wheel-thrown, oxblood glaze
Nº 013

Chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven — Baked
cookie, mid-bake
Nº 015

Chocolate ganache layer cake — Baked
ganache, single layer
Nº 016

Vanilla cupcakes with chocolate frosting — Baked
cupcake, chocolate swiss
Nº 020

Toasted marshmallow bars with caramel drizzle — Baked
traybake, toasted meringue
Nº 021

A set of glazed ceramic cups in the studio — Ceramic
glazed cups, studio set
Nº 022

Hand-thrown planter holding a houseplant — Ceramic
glazed planter, potted
Nº 023

Lidded ceramic jar with teal glaze — Ceramic
lidded jar, teal glaze
Nº 025

Throwing a vessel on the pottery wheel — Ceramic
at the wheel, centering
Nº 026

Portfolio · Yard work

The front yard, reworked

Before · During · After

A full-season rebuild of the front beds — stripping tired turf, re-cutting the borders, and layering in boxwood structure and perennials along the brick walk.

Front yard before the rework: thin foundation beds, a tired lawn, and a shovel and hose left out — Bare beds
Thin foundation beds and a tired lawn — shovel and hose out, ready to start over.

Front yard mid-rework: turf stripped, a new bed re-cut and amended, and plants staged in pots — Reworking the beds
Turf stripped, beds re-cut and amended, and new plants staged in their pots before going in the ground.

Front yard after the rework: boxwood structure, layered perennials, and mulched borders along the brick walk — Grown in
A full season later — boxwood structure, layered perennials, and mulched borders framing the brick walk.

The finished front beds flanking the brick steps, seen from the street on a misty morning — Front elevation
The finished beds flanking the brick steps, seen from the street on a misty morning.

Garden phlox and petunias spilling over clipped boxwood against the brick foundation — Foundation border
Garden phlox and petunias spilling over clipped boxwood against the brick.

Flagstone stepping stones threading butterfly bush and heuchera through a mulched side bed — Stepping stones
Flagstones threading butterfly bush and heuchera through the side bed.

A carpenter bee feeding on pale-blue amsonia blossoms — Pollinator visit
A carpenter bee working the pale-blue amsonia — the payoff for planting for pollinators.

Portfolio · In the garden

Beds, borders & bouquets

12 plates · shot on location

A few seasons of the front-yard beds, brick paths, and the odd arrangement brought back inside — an ongoing, unofficial catalogue of the container gardens and borders.

Boxwood-lined brick walkway and manicured front beds

Front garden with lavender and perennial beds along the path

Foundation planting with mixed perennials and a porch container

Shade bed with hostas, roses, and variegated foliage against brick

Garden bed with twin birdbaths, ferns, and purple heuchera

Stone-edged bed with a birdbath, ferns, and creeping jenny

Blue glazed container plantings on the brick front steps

Mixed perennial and herb border in front of the house

Stone stepping-path threading blue catmint through the beds

Catmint and stepping stones with a container accent

Pink campanula and brunnera blooming against the brick

Newly mulched bed alongside the brick front path

Presently

Looking for the right people to grow with.

If you make software for the folks who tend gardens, keep chickens, or care for houseplants — we should talk.

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