Beeswax Finish, Silo Sculpture, Red Clay
Silo is the name of the buildings made with the purpose to contain seeds, in some regions of Mexico you will see beside the road conic constructions that follows the shape of a group of seeds left fall to the ground.
Silo is the interpretation of the emptiness of a space created from a shape that does not exist by itself.
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This series of clay decor is by a small community, where the tradition is to pick the clay from the mountains around the town.
The colour of the clay is natural, coming from the mixture of clay and a local stone powder. The pieces are fired with wood in a brick oven, without the use of oil, gas or electricity. They are burnished - an ancient technique which involves polishing the pieces with a hard stone like quartz. This process closes the pores of the clay making it watertight and creates a unique shine and soft texture without any glaze.
To create a vibrant colour and shine the pieces are then showered in liquid beeswax, creating a very thin cover that penetrates the first layers of the clay, to add an extra watertight layer.
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Diameter: 7 cm
Height: 14 cm
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The pieces can present some size variations from the process of production, these details give individuality and texture to the pieces.
