TERRÀNIA'S 09 VIDEO

Thanks to José J. Barceló for wasting part of his time to ceramics!!

AMPHORAE

The Center for Underwater Archeology of Catalonia (CASC) helds every year several archaeological campaigns by the Catalan coast. In Girona's districts, Thetis ship archaeologists have continued drilling in the Aiguablava beach, where they discovered another vessel. This is a Roman ship dating to the turn of the horse was (between centuries BC AD) and carrying a cargo of amphorae of wine.

The ship has been discovered was engaged in coastal trade, and wine distributed by the various ports. Archaeologists estimate that the boat was carrying about one hundred amphorae. Of these, twenty have been recovered which are almost intact.

They have also taken thirty more to the surface to which only one missing piece. "We have also found many pieces that help us get used to the idea that the charge was" concrete Gustau Vivar.

Among the pieces have been recovered, highlights an amphora neck that still has the cork. In addition, it also has located a lead that was used to measure the depth and nature of the seabed. "The Romans put resin on the basis of lead, and as sticky, could know whether there was rock or earth," the archaeologist concrete. Now, consider the different jars and preserved the remains which will give data on the origin of these and the type of wine they contained.

According Vivar, we would find out if the amphorae were manufactured in a single workshop or in various workshops, and if the wine was carrying the same producer or he 'had picked up stays in ports.

pictures from terrània 09

Terrània 2009, the International Pottery Festival in Montblanc, finished this sunday with near 8.000 visitors.

Here you have a short film about experimental firing executed by Carlets Torrent, Marc Pacheco, Didi (Lluís Heras) and David Rosell. Indispensable.

You can see the event pictures here.

International Pottery festival in Montblanc

CERAMICISTS

Armin Skirde - Germany Lluís Soler and Núria Albà - Catalonia

Thomas Leganyi - Germany Ramon Pla Isart - Catalonia

Verena Michalik - Germany Teresa Vilà - Catalonia

Carme Mercè Duró - Catalonia Almudena Arias - Ávila

Emili Biarnés Raber - Catalonia Francisco Gutiérrez - Córdoba

Penélope Vallejo - Catalonia Ana Soto - León

Gemma Tortosa - Catalonia Carmen Ballarín - León

Jaume Vilà Bertran - Catalonia Monona Álvarez - Valladolid

Jordi Avante Papaseit - Catalonia Rocío Blanco - Cantabria

Roser Raluy Viñals - Catalonia Félix Sanz - Valladolid

Jordi Català i Teresa Ripoll - Catalonia Dannielle Souriau - France

Lluïsa Grau Gassó - Catalonia Lahcen Taghda i Daniela Schlagenhauf - France

Teresa-Marta Batalla - Catalonia François Gallissaires i Edwige Larché - France

Marta Postico Peña - Catalonia Véronique Plault and Alberto Garcia - France

Montse Llanas Silvestre - Catalonia Georges/Marie-Paule Grandé - France

Núria Soley - Catalonia Myriam Gheltout - France

Mercè Coma - Catalonia Agnés Girard and Richard Hubert - France

Montse Aiguadé - Catalonia Janet Halligan - UK

Rosa Oliver - Catalonia Owen Thorpe - UK

LINEAR TRACES-WHEEL THROWN CERAMICS

Man understands the laws of nature through the observation of traces, we can express ourselves as a reflection of them. Traces invite us to dream and imagine the way they were created.

Copper leaves a linear dark print on the white and virgin surface of the throwing piece. Every time we contemplate the finished work, we can still hear its voice.

"Traces remain still, do not progress, but blur over time, and seem imperceptible even if their vibration continues in the same intensity as traces left their mark"

LIGHT -porcelain paperclay

I work with porcelain mixed up with paper so I can get very slim films which, once they’re fired, allow light to come through