Rinconada Pottery Artist Owl

Cute little clay owl. Glazed face and wings. About 3” signed in bottom. The Artesania Rinconada Collection is a fine example of contemporary ceramic design and craftmanship. Each subject is carefully hand-carved and detailed from fine grain earthenware ceramic material then, after its initial kiln firing, decoration continues with the hand application of enamel colors and glazes used to accent and highlight individual design characteristics. Each enamel glaze must be re-fired individually in order to preserve its distinctive coloration. These whimsical hand-crafted ceramic designs were introduced by twin brothers Jesus and Javier Carbajales during the fall of 1972 in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Carbajales chose nature as their subject and their sculptures blend a traditional South American Style with a surrealist flair. "Artesania Rinconada" is a Spanish phrase meaning “Art of the corner” or “Corner art” and was chosen because the brothers worked out of a small corner of their living room for many years.