Sippers & Rye, 2025

made and donated by Melissa Mytty
Rye donated by Lock Stock & Barrel Rye Whiskey

This lot cannot be shipped.

It's difficult to say who's the star of this lot; we have a beautiful set of cups by Melissa Mytty and an immaculate bottle of rye whiskey by Lock Stock & Barrel Whiskey, Winner "Best of Class" Rye Whiskey 2022 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The cups are wonderfully decorated in vivid colors, spotted in dots and creating shapes and abstract designs that successfully conveys ideas of fun, liveliness, and visual stimulus. Concurrently, this elegant bottle of aged rye whiskey stands out with the undeniable notion that it will taste as good as it sounds. The cups and the whiskey is a set that will surely bring you an amazing experience, so don't miss out!

Lock Stock & Barrel Rye Whiskey:

A Straight Rye Whiskey aged 21 years in new charred American Oak barrels. This is a 100% rye grain, distilled and barrelled in May 1999. Nose: Warm spiced date cake, treacle toffee, orange peel, baking spicesPalate: Full bodied with luxurious viscosity, treacle, caramel, coconut, cocoa, cinnamon, and anise

Artist Statement

The ceramic vessel is the focus of my investigation in my studio. I make forms using both pinching and slab building techniques. I enjoy combining various colors and techniques to achieve depth of surface and interesting results. The glaze is brushed onto the pots so the surfaces take on a painterly quality. I see the surfaces as a combination of Color Field painting converged with Ben Day dots of Pop Art. The surfaces are layered with under glazes, glazes and luster; I am interested in the combinations of these materials and their resulting emotive qualities. I strive to make beautiful, colorful and happy artwork to function well and bring joy to every day objects.

Artist Biography

Melissa Mytty was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. She received her BFA in ceramics from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit in 2005 and her MFA in ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan in 2007. She then moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to be a Resident Artist at The Clay Studio where she remained from 2007 through 2012. Mytty's work focuses on the vessel format. She often injects elements into her work from her own interests that include food, nature, patterning, and fashion. At times her work is boisterous, colorful, heavily patterned and over the top and other works are quiet and contemplative. Mytty makes creative use of layers of glaze to add depth to her forms. Gold luster accents lend a touch of elegance. Each form is one of a kind hand made and uniquely glazed by creating variations on every design. Mytty has exhibited nationally and is currently living and working out of her studio in Collegeville, Pennsylvania.

Donated by Artist - Melissa Mytty & Hochstadler Slow & Low

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