Nela Ceramics became a business in 2005 in Miami, Florida when I decided to take a leap of faith and pursue my dream of being my own boss doing what I've always loved doing, designing and creating ceramic functional wares.

The whole process of centering an uneven lump of clay on the wheel, shaping, trimming, decorating, glazing and firing is currently done by one person... Me
Not easy, yet very satisfying specially every time when I open the kiln (oven) to see the final result of an intense production journey.

Most of my business comes from wholesale orders. My Etsy store helps me sell one of a kind pieces or some extras. I still feel blessed to be able to fill in other people's need from home and that is thanks to the internet and all the amazing resources like Etsy and wholesalecrafts.com available to artists who want to make a living by doing what they love doing!