Fernando

The legacy of stippling

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Artisan creator of capuleada ceramics

Fernando, a native of Cápula, is so proud of his gas oven that it was the first thing he showed us when we entered the workshop. With it he has managed to be more efficient, going from baking 30 pieces a day to more than 300.

This helped us to better understand the real needs of Artisan Creators and what they truly need in order to grow and make plans for the future. Fernando inspired us to undertake initiatives to support Artisan Creators.

He showed us how they first work the ceramics manually and then move on to drawing the characteristic capping points, using the same tools that his grandparents used to do.

During the time I was with my father, he taught me how to decorate and my wife taught me how to work with clay. Fernando

This is how he makes the pieces

A life of family learning, which is the story of their livelihood and pride.

When the clay mixture is ready, it is beaten in Fernando's workshop so that it can be kneaded better later.

Then, on the lathe, they shape the clay pieces, which will later be fired in the workshop's gas oven.

Once the piece is cooked, it is time to decorate it by hand, with utensils created by themselves, in which the dots are the protagonists, forming cheerful drawings typical of the Capula region, from which this craft gets its name.