Claire Bandfield is a self-taught artist living in Camas, Washington. Originally from Portland, she started making hand cast stone pots for her garden.
The planters, made from Portland cement, sand and organic materials, resemble the limestone rock tufa.
Hand cast stone is frost proof and weighs less than concrete.
Salts and minerals occur naturally in cast stone, if white minerals appear on surface use a wire brush and rinse with water. After removal they should no longer appear.
Claire Bandfield is a self-taught artist living in Camas, Washington. Originally from Portland, she started making hand cast stone pots for her garden. Made from Portland cement, sand and organic materials, her pots resemble the limestone rock, "tufa." Nearly two years ago she started her own business, apotspot, selling planters to New Seasons Markets. Her clients now include Hughes Water Gardens, Pomarius Nursery, Portland Nursery and Potted. This portrait was captured on a combination of Kodak Super 8mm 50D and 500T.
Claire lives on Prune Hill, an extinct volcanic vent in the Columbia River Gorge.
With an appreciation for creating organic objects with stone, her custom forms are inspired by modern architecture and traditional Japanese gardens.
The pot will turn green and establish an aged appearance when left outside as the planters attract moss and lichens.