Category Archives: Pottery & Sculpture
Wall Pockets
Project Goal: Create a wall pocket design including both a back shape and a pocket shape. Include pressed in textures in the clay.
Alebrije
Alebrijes (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈβɾixes]) are brightly colored Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical (fantasy/mythical) creatures, traditionally made from papier-mâché or wood. The art form originated in Mexico City in the 1930s, when Pedro Linares, a papier-mâché artist, began creating surreal, dreamlike creatures after experiencing vivid hallucinations during an illness. His designs, which combined elements of …