Anakarem learned the process and technique from her father, Don José, an artisan known for making large ceramic jars.
All her pottery is crafted by the family. Some dig the clay, others design and shape it, and someone else lights the wood-fired kiln.
The decorative perforations are called calado, and are done with a sharp blade to create floral, geometric and other motifs.
The black pottery is fired in a traditional kiln, built by the artisans themselves. The skull represents and celebrates death. These sculptures are used in the altars for the Day of the Dead on November 2.
You can see more of Anakarem's work here:
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lovely. I own one of those skulls and a couple other items by Anakarem 🙂
beautiful!
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How incredible seeing the whole process. The pounding by foot seemed enjoyable.
Please write, here, the stages of preparing clay and additives for it and the temperature of burning in the oven,
How is the black clay made???
You skipped the firing!!!!