9" Sacred “Love” Symbol Bonsai Pot with Textured Lava Finish – John Fazzino No. JF-055

Drip-Textured Round Bonsai Pot with "Love" Symbol – John Fazzino

Handmade Bonsai Pot by John Fazzino

This handmade round bonsai pot by John Fazzino is raw, bold, and deeply symbolic. The body features a rugged drip-textured surface and a sacred Japanese symbol for “Love” embossed directly into the clay. This symbol represents the harmony between nature and spirit—an invitation to cultivate beauty with presence and patience.

With a primal dark brown clay body and organic edge flow, this piece feels unearthed—like it emerged from the forest floor, aged and powerful. The base is signed and textured, with large drainage holes and natural pad feet molded directly into the form.

It’s a container with heart and presence—perfect for a tree that carries meaning.

Style: Round with thick walls and embossed Japanese symbol for “Love”
Feet: Four natural pad-style feet molded into the base
Exterior: Dark, rough-textured clay with artistic drips and intentional surface variations
Interior: Unglazed with drainage holes and natural finishing
Best For: Symbolic bonsai compositions or trees meant to tell a story—ideal for deciduous or evergreen styles

Dimensions
Outer: 8½" x 7¾" x 3"
Inner: 7½" x 6¾" x 2⅛"

As always, we include mesh and wire with every bonsai pot—ready for planting the moment it arrives.

Photo Note
Photos were taken on August 7, 2025. This is the exact pot you’ll receive.

Shipping Info
This pot ships directly from our Massachusetts nursery. Local pickup is also available.

Meet the Artist: John Fazzino
John Fazzino has worked with clay since the late 1970s. He holds a BFA from RISD and an MFA from UMass Dartmouth, and has spent decades teaching and mentoring artists across New England.

Today, he’s channeling his creative energy into handmade bonsai pots—each one shaped with intention and designed to endure. Made with high-grog clay, his pots are strong, frost-resistant, and finished to a smooth, stone-like quality.

John lives and works in Mt. Pleasant, Providence, where his garden is both inspiration and testing ground. His bonsai pots aren’t just vessels—they’re collaborations between plant and pot, artist and earth.