{"id":27842,"date":"2024-07-12T18:37:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T15:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/?page_id=27842"},"modified":"2024-07-16T22:20:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T19:20:29","slug":"hakkimda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/en\/hakkimda\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27842\" class=\"elementor elementor-27842\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-552310d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"552310d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0e3727 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0e3727\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b6643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"14b6643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Hello! My name is Melike and I am the founder of Elalem Clay. My journey with ceramics began as a hobby in middle school and continued with a passion for creating beautiful, functional works of art from clay. Over the years, my passion developed and I decided to share what I do with a wider audience, which led to the birth of Elalem Clay.<\/p><p>The name Elalem Clay has a special meaning for me. Contrary to popular belief, I did not choose the name based on its literal meaning in Turkish (everybody, people) but because it contains the words \"El\" (hand) and \"Alem\" (world) in Turkish. At first, I was working with sculptural objects, especially realistic hands. That's why I believed that Elalem Clay was a very accurate brand name.<\/p><p>What excites me most is the idea that ceramics truly come from the soil beneath our feet. Through Elalem Clay, I aim to create works by blending the natural elements of the soil with my unique style. My style can be described as simple yet colorful, harmoniously combining the natural beauty of clay with vibrant colours.<\/p><p>I produce each piece meticulously on a potter's lathe in my studio in Istanbul. This ensures that each piece is unique and no two pieces are ever exactly the same. I want my customers to feel that the piece they are holding in their hands belongs only to them and will never be repeated again.<\/p><p>I organize workshops from time to time to teach ceramic art to those who are interested. To get more detailed information on this subject and not to miss the workshops, you can follow them on Instagram.<\/p><p>Thank you for visiting Elalem Clay. I hope you find a piece that speaks to you and brings the beauty of handmade art into your home.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383c019 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"383c019\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c190c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c190c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/391440275_3678613025795228_8300768908240472313_n-e1720798732665-800x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27641\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/391440275_3678613025795228_8300768908240472313_n-e1720798732665-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/391440275_3678613025795228_8300768908240472313_n-e1720798732665-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/391440275_3678613025795228_8300768908240472313_n-e1720798732665-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/391440275_3678613025795228_8300768908240472313_n-e1720798732665-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/391440275_3678613025795228_8300768908240472313_n-e1720798732665-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/391440275_3678613025795228_8300768908240472313_n-e1720798732665-430x430.jpg 430w, https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/391440275_3678613025795228_8300768908240472313_n-e1720798732665-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/391440275_3678613025795228_8300768908240472313_n-e1720798732665.jpg 817w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merhaba! Benim ad\u0131m Melike ve Elalem Clay&#8217;in kurucusuyum. Seramikle olan yolculu\u011fum ortaokul y\u0131llar\u0131nda bir hobi olarak ba\u015flad\u0131 ve topraktan g\u00fczel,<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28163,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27842","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27842"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28141,"href":"https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27842\/revisions\/28141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elalemclay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}