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- Eguzkine makes ceramics linked to the Spanish island of Lanzarote
- Life and the world around her serve as sources of inspiration
- Her work is mostly functional ceramic items
Eguzkine Zerain's passion for ceramics began when she embarked on a two-year course in archaeological reproduction using clays from the island of Lanzarote. This experience marked the beginning of her journey of exploration with the craft. During this intensive training, her teacher taught her the importance of freely developing her artistic vision through action and research. At 22, after completing her studies, she dedicated herself to ceramics and opened her first workshop. Since then, she has been creating irregular pieces with a close connection to Lanzarote, where a rich ceramic culture thrives. Although her work evokes the landscape of Lanzarote and a meaningful link between her craft and the local culture, she describes it as spontaneous, unrestricted by traditional constraints, norms and techniques.
Interview
- Did you learn your craft from a master artisan?
- My interest in ceramics began when I enrolled in a course on archaeological reproductions, in which one of the raw materials we used was clay from Lanzarote. The teacher of this two-year course had a great influence on me, teaching me to take action and explore ways of developing my own creative interests.
- How would you define your craft?
- My craft is improvised and spontaneous, free from the rules or techniques generally applied to this work. Since completing my studies, each piece I have made has been the result of a process of exploration and trial and error.
- How is your craft linked to the place where you live and work?
- My craft is linked to Lanzarote because there is a very deep-rooted ceramic culture here. The way I develop my ceramics is to create pieces that in some way evoke the particular landscape of the island.
- What do you consider to be your main skills and sources of inspiration?
- I believe my main skills are the ones I find most difficult: producing irregular and imperfect pieces by hand that please the user and the viewer. I do not have a specific source of inspiration. I think life itself is a source of inspiration.
Eguzkine Zerain is an expert artisan: she began her career in 2012
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