Santander Ceramics Studio Cuba

The entire community surrounding josé fuster s studio and home is decorated in fuster s unique style of mixing painting and ceramic and it is.

Santander ceramics studio cuba.

The story behind the tinajones de camagüey. Santander has continued the family tradition of pottery for years and years in the town of trinidad. 10 x 5 inches. Cuba has got to be one of the most picturesque places you could ever visit and it s hard to put your camera down.

Here s what you need to know. Daniel santander also known as chichi owns el alfarero a pottery house in the town of trinidad cuba. Plaza de marte in santiago de cuba. At casanova pottery studio you ll get hands on with professional potters to make some for yourself.

A visit to fusterlandia is a must do in havana. Her vocation is very strong. Neydis mesa coki the only woman of the santander family who chose to dedicate herself to the pottery business. The story goes back to colonial times when in the year 1892 a spanish immigrant taught him.

He said the designs produced today have been passed down from generation to generation. The story behind the tinajones de camagüey. Trinidad made handicrafts recognized in cuba abroad escambray 23 november 2011. In cuba grow three types of bananas.

In trinidad you will find the pottery alfarero casa chichi owned by the santander family here you can see how the pot. 30 x 20 inches. The casa del alfarero is a workshop which counts with a rich potter history which goes back in time to the middle of the 19th century when it was founded by don secundino santander which abilities have been transmitted through generations. The iconic tinajones of camagüey are steeped in legend but served a real purpose for those in cuba s third largest city.

As soon as she made her first ceramic work a basket for her school items neydis mesa coki became noticed. Azariel santander 6517 ceramic vase from trinidad de cuba. Nowadays the santander family offers beautiful pieces made of fired clay which can be bought on its workshops. Pottery santander el alfarero casa chichi trinidad.

She s got a natural flair she invents her own models and determines which of her pieces are best to be burned said journalist mary ruiz de zárate in la pequeña alfarera the little potter a review published in bohemia magazine.