Vanessa Cammarata

Donna ficodindia

Name: Donna ficodindia
SKU: 6531
Price: 580.00 EUR
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Paintings Raku ceramic Recycled wood

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Description by the artist

The woman with pickly pears (Donna ficodindia in Italian) in her hair and turban, represents a modern and traditional look at the same time. The colors are vivid, bright and vibrant, contrasting with the black clay, obtained in reduction with Raku firing. The image is composed of several refractory clay majolica tiles joined together, modeled, engraved, painted and fired according to the ancient Japanese technique. Finally, applied on a wooden base and framed by a hand-painted frame.

Details and dimensions

Materials: Raku ceramic Recycled wood

Dimensions (cm): Height 46, Width 35, Depth 2

Weight (kg): 2

Handcrafted in Sicily

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The artwork in the Sicilian culture

By the Governance of Sicilian Artisan Foundation

Prickly pears are one of the great symbols of Sicily. They grow everywhere: on the sides of cliffs, in gardens, on the roofs of abandoned houses, on the sides of roads … Its fruit (ripe by the end of August) is delicious and much loved by Sicilians who also make rosoli and mostarda, a sweet typically prepared in jars, with the addition of carnations, cinnamon and almonds. Gelo is also very appreciated, a sort of gelatinous cream. Prickly pears were imported by Arabs during their domination (IX-XI century).

Photo: Sicilian women, early 1900

Painting and Ceramics

Vanessa Cammarata

"Art is for me a reason to live!"

The Governance also suggests

The objective of the Governance is both to safeguard the traditions and ancient crafts of the people of Sicily, and to sustain economically the Artisans and the Artists, both the real ethno-anthropologists of the country.