Combining talents in painting and sculpture, Adelaide-based visual artist Katia Carletti turned her attention to ceramics a few years ago, bringing carefully crafted footed planters and other handpainted vessels into our lives. After graduating from Adelaide Central School of Art with a Bachelor of Visual Art with Honours in 2011, Katia undertook a residency in Reykjavik, Iceland, before returning to South Australia as an artist in residence at Carclew during 2013. Under the name Black Lodge Ceramics, Katia strings ceramic pendants into jewellery and crafts spoons, a series of planters with stumpy legs and hanging conicals perfect for cradling aeriums. Each piece is adorned with precise yet imperfect dashes or dots, highlighting the whimsy of the handmade. You can follow Katia’s photogenic adventures of life as a plant-loving ceramicist ­– and those of her beloved bunny Tilvie – on Instagram, or handle her precious creations in person at Nook in West End.