ceramics
“My first drawing was an olive tree. Its branches, its fruits, its gnarls are still inside me today and have always accompanied me in the making of my artistic creations. Majolica, ceramics that I decorate one by one releasing my imagination that is inspired by the colors of my land or decorations from past eras, perhaps from the time of a previous life of mine. Enamels, pottery, objects that are part of me and are memories of this land in which, perhaps, you will find things that belong to you.”
For more than two decades Roberta has been decorating pottery, and today she is involved full-time in agritourism and sales of farm products, but at The Hague you will be able to see much made by her over the years. The farmhouse bathrooms, all breakfast, apartment and refreshment dishes, and numerous other items furnish and brighten up the spaces of The Hague.
Go ahead and ask her for details, she will be happy to tell you about them, and may you be able to convince her to go back to the lab to produce new items!
Decorative technique and process
The making of the objects is done through several processes: first the artifact is created in the desired shape then the first baking is done in cookie. It is then dip-glazed inside vats where the glaze has previously been dissolved with water, and touched up superfluous parts and imperfections.
When it has dried, it is decorated using chemical colors diluted with water; brushes that have a very soft pile are used. The decorations there are of different types and represent various periods or are floral patterned, also custom decorations can be made.
You then proceed to bake them in the oven for about 12 hours after which you have to wait for them to cool slowly before taking them out to see how they turned out. It’s a long wait but when the pot or whatever comes out, it’s always a pleasure.
Do you want a set of plates, vases, or anything else in decorated pottery?
