The Soapbox Series Vol. 7
Call it pottery or call it ceramics, we call it a workout.
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India Maya
At work in her home studio in Todos Santos.
Ceramics (or pottery as some refer to it) is possibly the best expression of the term functional art. It is an accessible art form that can be put into practice nightly on your dinner table, embodying the spirit of the artist who crafted it and bringing that energy into your home, restaurant, hotel, or cafe. It is also one of the most deceptively challenging functional crafts.
Hacha tablescape
Styling by paper to table
When we first began this journey over five years ago when The Co-Op Baja opened, ceramics was a natural component…Mexico is renowned for its craftsmanship of this legacy art form. We, like so many, love to collect ceramics during our travels as keepsakes; so it has been a joy to discover that the art of pottery can extend to cover not only your ENTIRE dining table, but also be used in wall hangings, lighting and decor.
And like so many, I wanted to learn more about the craft and thought, “it looks pretty easy, perhaps I can make my own collection”! And so I enrolled in a local class determined to discover that I was an inherent ceramicist.
Minerva tablescape
Styling by paper to table
Turns out, the artisans we work with are so beyond talented that they make pottery appear like an afternoon craft…and not the full body workout and painstakingly-detailed manipulation of a material that feels like it has a mind of its own while in your hands. I signed up for 6 classes and left after just 3, donating my clay to someone more talented than I. Lesson learned…ceramics is a master craft and an art form unlike any other.
Visit our studio & shop, online or in Todos Santos, to purchase off the shelf or place a custom order* with one of our talented artisans.
*Custom order delivery times vary from 6 to 12 weeks.
The Soapbox Series is presented by Know Your Water Baja: Water testing & filtration system solutions crafted by Drew Reinstein; a 20 year veteran toxicologist & marine biologist certified by the EPA, and California Departments of Toxic Substances Control & Health Services.
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