During one of our excursion days we wandered in to the shop of a ceramic artist named Gregoria. Her shop is an extension of her family's home, and she invited us behind the scenes to see her workspace.
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| Gregoria posing with our girls |
It was really special to be able to not only see projects still in progress, but to be told about how they made their own brick kiln and their own red glaze from the earth in their own backyard. What a special touch! Even the smoke from the kiln can end up staining the pottery and adding another artistic layer.
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| Demonstrating how to add color with a glaze made from the dirt in their own backyard |
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| The handmade kiln in the workshop |
Chickens were a recurring motif. There were many tiny little chicken figurines in black or white, one for good luck and one for love. Many of her ceramics involved animals...one of my favorites was the large vase in the center with a snake winding around the spout and frogs clinging to the sides. I settled for bringing home an armadillo-shaped bowl.
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| Some of the items in the ceramics shop |
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