“Gleena” meaning “clay” in Russian, was founded in 2005 in Pawtucket, RI. Hand-poured and crafted in small batches, using food-safe clays and minerals. Her line of handmade ceramics and tableware is meant to be used in day-to-day life, and is characterized by organic shapes, soft sugary colors, and imagery inspired by childhood summers spent at grandma’s country house outside of St. Petersburg, Russia.