Martha Stewart Is Selling Replica of Nativity Ceramics She Made in Prison

2021-12-27 07:00:13 By : Mr. Ben Peng

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In case you were in the market for a unique holiday gift with "a little street cred."

’Tis the season to buy Martha Stewart’s prison ceramics.

Stewart is selling a 14-piece Nativity scene that’s an exact replica of the ceramic set she made while serving time in federal prison.

In 2004, the lifestyle mogul was convicted on charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and making false statements during an investigation of alleged insider trading. She served a five-month stint in West Virginia’s Alderson Federal Prison Camp, and spent months after that completing home confinement and probation. But as the 80-year-old arts-and-crafts icon revealed in a recent TikTok, she didn’t let her time in lockup keep her from getting into the holiday spirit.

In the video, Stewart refers to her Nativity figurines as “a really beautiful and special gift this Christmas with a little street cred.” She goes on, “They’re all inspired by—guess what?—a set that I made when I was confined. … These are exact replicas of a Nativity scene that I made in my pottery class when I was away at camp.”

Showing off the original pieces, which still bear her inmate identification number on the bottoms, she says, “These are the ones that I made and glazed and painted in a beautiful drabware color.” The replicated set has been changed to an ivory-white glaze.

The set, which is composed of three camels, two shepherds, two oxen, three wise men, an innkeeper, a baby Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, is currently on sale on her website for $120.

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Stewart reflected on her time while incarcerated in an interview for BAZAAR’s March 2021 issue. “I knew I was strong going in and I was certainly stronger coming out,” she said of that time in her life. “It was a very serious happening in my life. I take it very seriously,” she added. “I’m not bitter about it, but … . My daughter knows all the problems that resulted because of that. There’s a lot.”