Hi! I'm Jeanie! I'm glad you found me! I am a life-long West Tennessean, wife, mother, potter and cut flower grower.

Hand + Root grew from two lifelong loves: flowers and clay. I came by it honest as it is a part of my childhood and family.

I grew up in a rural area where my mother tended flower beds across six acres, marking the seasons with spring daffodils and summer tiger lilies.
As a kid, summers also meant helping my dad in the vegetable garden and around the yard. I watched my parents take six very rough acres and turn them into a home and a place to grow, both figuratively and literally. That foundation shaped who I am.

Helping my parents care for their property was a big influence in my life. The flowers my mom planted years ago, still carry her presence with me today, long after she’s gone, shaping how I approach growing and creating.

My dad is a big cheerleader in my endeavors in growing cut flowers and he allows me to forage from his yard and plant things on his property when I've ran out of room. I might like to buy more seeds, bulbs and roots than I have room to grow!

My love for pottery began during a few summers spent with my aunt, a ceramic artist and teacher. In her school's studio, I was introduced to clay. I loved it then and I love it now. Clay needs time, attention, and a willingness to let your hands figure things out and taking chances. My aunt always encouraged creativity and discovery over perfection. That always stuck with me.

Years later, I returned to pottery, not as a business at first, but as a creative anchor. A place to make without pressure, to tap into my desire to create, and to quiet my ever-racing brain.

Hand + Root brings those two worlds together. Cut flowers grown with intention. Pottery shaped by hand. Both imperfect. Both deeply personal. This work is about honoring where things come from: soil, clay, and memory. And finding joy in the process as much as the finished piece.

I’m still learning about clay, about growing flowers, and about creating for the joy of others. I have the simple hope of offering one-of-a-kind pieces and moments of happiness: pottery meant to last a lifetime, and flowers meant to be enjoyed right now.

Everything here is made with care by my own hands. Rooted in place and shaped one small step at a time.

~ Jeanie, owner of Hand + Root