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Potheads: Fun and quirky ceramic planters by Rotterdam illustrator Rachel Sender

When you think of the affectionate name Pothead, cute ceramic planters certainly don't spring to mind – but that's exactly what Rotterdam illustrator Rachel Sender has created with her fun and quirky character pots.

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Three pale blue ceramic Potheads hanging planters with minimalist faces and red lips, each holding green ferns

Apparently, she started playing with clay as a way to get away from her computer work and hasn’t been able to keep her hands off mud since. Taking some of her distinctive illustration style, she came up with the idea of Potheads – little plant pots for the home or outdoors with their own faces and personalities, that add a friendly and humorous touch wherever they're placed.

In a rather wonderful twist, each Pothead's appearance varies depending on the plant or flowers placed in them, allowing you to customise each one to your liking. So a spiky plant might mean a grumpy face or sprouting grass might look like a cheeky teenager.

If you fancy your own Pothead, check out pottingaround.tumblr.com. To find out more about Rachel, visit rachelsender.tictail.com.

Seven white ceramic plant pots with minimalist face designs holding colourful flowers and plants against a bright blue background
Two ceramic Potheads planters with stylised faces and red lips, planted with green grass against a pink background
White ceramic face planter with grey hair and red lips, filled with spiky green grass against a bright yellow background
White ceramic Pothead planter with a minimalist face featuring a red lip, holding orange tulips with green buds against a blue background
White ceramic Pothead planter with a simple face suspended against a yellow background, planted with spiky green grass-like foliage
Hand holding a pink spoon inserting a white cube into the open mouth of a white ceramic Pothead character planter against a blue background
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