Eliana - Unique ceramic vase - Magdalena Clay
€85.00

1 in stock

Details

Material: The body of the piece is recycled stoneware, dipped in Magdalena clay.
Approximate Dimensions:
Wide: 9.4 cm
Height: 19 cm
Diameter Opening: 3 cm

 

 

UNIQUE: This means you will get exactly 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 of the unique ceramic vase

 

The Shape:

This is the Eliana, this was the start of me trying out what I can do in the studio with the molds that I already have.

As I have mentioned before, I decided to stop producing mugs or any type of tableware starting 2024, one of the reasons was that I lost the sense of exploring and playing that I love from making ceramics.

Instead of throwing out all of my mug plaster-molds, I decided to start experimenting and see what new things I can make with the molds that I already have (and worked very hard to make). The Eliana, is two tumblers pasted together to create this spaceship-like vase. I am loving it! I hope you do too

 

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

 

  • It is recommended to wash this piece with a little bit of dish soap and warm water.
  • This item is watertight.

 

 

Disclaimer: Use for decoration purposes.