Menagerie Art Vase | Small Vases + Planters
Menagerie Art Vase | Small Vases + Planters
Menagerie Art Vase | Small Vases + Planters
Menagerie Art Vase | Small Vases + Planters
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Menagerie Art Vase | Small

$595.00 CAD
Color: Natural Clay
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HANDMADE IN MEXICO

This charming, whimsical vase has been handcrafted in Oaxaca, Mexico, and features small animal faces sculpted on its surface.

Story

This stunning clay piece speaks directly to the heart of Oaxaca state. The pottery is different in each region, with different colourings, different processes, and different clays – all with unique characteristics. Artisans here dig their own clay, form their own pieces, and fire their own wares, all on the shoulders of their ancestors who walked this land before them. The organic nature of these pieces—they’re 100% hand-formed without the use of a mold—there are no two pieces that are exactly alike

Details
  • MEASUREMENTS: 23 cm W (Bottom including faces) x 27 cm H x 13 cm W (Top Opening) 9" W (Bottom) x 10.25" H x 5.25" W (Top Opening)
  • MATERIALS:100% Clay
  • ORIGIN: Mexico
  • NOTE: These hand-made pieces have a rustic finish and may have variation in the smoothness of the clay and sculpted animals.
Product Care

Treat your clay pieces lovingly and with care, they are living objects which will grow old with you. If needed, wash in warm water and air dry.

Meet Our Artisan Partner

Santa María Atzompa, Mexico

The Enrique Family

This family of talented potters hail from Santa María, Atzompa in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. A major centre for the production of pottery since the pre-hispanic period, the town was founded by the ancient Zapotec people in the 7th century and today it’s rustic community with the smoke from wood-fired pottery kilns ever present. This trio of siblings (like most Oaxcan potters) learned this venerable craft from their parents who learned from their parents before that, perfecting a generational process of creating pottery that is synonymous with the area. The brother and two sisters work with the rich, local Oaxacan clay, and the pieces are fired in a homemade kiln that has existed on their property for decades.