Tributes to time
- Clara likes to take care of all the details of her artisanal production
- She creates pieces that reflect everyday pleasures
- Her work goes against the immediacy and urgency of these times
Clara Doblas studied Fine Arts at the Complutense University and then did a workshop at the Moncloa School of Ceramics in Madrid. For as long as she can remember, she has always liked to express herself with her hands. As she grew older, she fell in love with clay and the slow working time it entailed. She started making pieces in a small room in her house until she found she had too many and sold them in a friend's shop. As sales were a success and her place became too small for her craft, she moved to a larger space where she set up her workshop and now, besides creating ceramics, she also teaches. As a ceramicist, Clara creates objects that involve lots of time, detail and care. "In everything I do, I try to pay tribute to the long making process required to create handmade objects for every day use".
INTERVIEW
Spain has a great pottery tradition. My grandmother in Toledo had a wall full of decorated plates I used to look at. Now I have some of them hanging on my kitchen wall. It is important to honour, revisit and redesign our cultural legacy.
I consider myself a good teacher because I am very patient. I am also good at ceramic modelling because that is what I like to work on the most. I am learning to formulate my own glazes, using natural resources and piles of earth I collect.
The study of the ceramic tradition, from Greek and Chinese vessels to contemporary design and architectural works. Cities, nature, museums, and the colours of the things around us. I love to travel and draw inspiration from my experiences.
Although craftsmanship is currently recovering and receiving the recognition it deserves, there is still much to do to raise awareness of the importance of both the ceramic tradition and the contemporary creation.
