Ceramics: Art and Perception

A Cultural Narrative at Lacoste/Keane Gallery, Concord, Massachusetts, USA. Sep 8 – 29, 2018

Colombian Double Stirrup Jars: Natalia Arbelaez

Pre-Columbian Colombian ceramics remain a large influence in my work. My Colombian heritage and connection to an Amerindian ancestry that many Latin Americans share fuels my interest.

I have been using traditional Pre-Columbian methods, such as coil and pinch, to create double stirrup jars that are prominent to the Colombian region. With the combination of tradition and my contemporary figures I am storytelling our histories in a parallel way.

Using terracotta

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