Emma - Mini Vase - Magdalena Clay
€20.00

1 in stock

Details

 

Material: The body of the mini vase  is recycled stoneware, dipped in Magdalena clay.
Approximate Dimensions:
Diameter Opening : 2.5 cm
Height: 5.5 cm
Wide: 6.5 cm

 

There is only one single mini vase, so you will be getting the one photographed!

 

Please take into consideration that this item is handmade. Therefore, dimensions & colors may slightly vary from item to item. There is also a chance that the item you receive is not the exact same as the one photographed (unless otherwise stated), so if the glaze has spots or crystals, their positioning will be different from item to item. This makes each and every one of my objects completely unique :)

 

 

Story

 

The Emma is a fun little project I had one late night at the studio.

I was trying to find new inspiration for vases and I did a bunch of pinched vases in mini form. I do this sometimes as a way to imagine an idea roughly in 3D. I found that this shape would probably not look so good in a bigger scale, but it is just so cute in mini! I just had to do more of them!

The material:

This piece is dipped in a slip made from wild clay I foraged along the banks of the Magdalena River, near Barranquilla, the city where I grew up in Colombia. The Magdalena is one of South America’s great rivers, and its sediment carries millennia of geological memory. When fired, this clay transforms into something unexpected: a surface that is simultaneously matte and metallic, catching light in a way that feels more mineral than ceramic.

Rather than a conventional glaze, the Colombian clay acts as both decoration and story, a thin skin of my origins laid over the body of my daily studio practice.

The form itself is built from reclaimed stoneware, a blend of studio scraps and recycled clay that carries the history of my making practice within it. No two batches are ever quite the same, giving each piece a quietly individual character from the start.

Two geographies in one object: the river of my childhood and the clay scraps of my life in Vienna.

Each piece is a collaboration between the earth and my craft: wild, authentic, and utterly unique.

If you want to read more about the Magdalena River foraging experience, you can read my blog post here.

 

 

 

Care

 

  • This item is dishwasher & microwave-safe, however, washing it by hand is always better for its longevity.
  • This item is watertight.
  • If by any reason your item falls and breaks (it happens !) send me a picture and send me the broken pieces back. I’ll replace your product for a 15% discount. I’m currently working at a 100% recycled porcelain body so that the pieces don’t go into the landfill. And eventually, become a cool art piece!

 

 

Disclaimer: Use for decoration purposes.