Passion and pride in every piece
- Laura learned her trade with Maca Sendón, Anxo Cao and Rino Casadio
- She studied ceramics, sculpture and ceramic restoration
- Now she focuses on tableware for hotels and restaurants
Ceramicist Laura Delgado thought about pursuing her craft as a career from the very first time she touched clay. It was an easy and natural decision for her after training at the Escola de Artes. She is humble in trying to define her work because she feels she does not use complex techniques to make her pieces. “I just try to give the best of myself in each one of them,” she explains. She opened her current atelier in 2016 in Cambre, A Coruña, where she produces tableware for hotels and restaurants. Eternally in love with her work, she suggests that young artisans should train in all areas of the profession without ruling out any apprenticeship. “You can learn great things in the humblest workshop,” she says. Laura is convinced that every day she spends in her atelier is a lucky one, despite the stress that the workload sometimes causes her.
Interview
- In what way is your profession linked to where you live?
- I live and work in Cambre. It is a fantastic place to live, but I have come to realise that even more important than a particular place are the local people. Over the years, I’ve discovered that there’s something special about any place. It doesn’t matter where you are. I would move to a million destinations right now!
- What are your unique skills?
- I don’t use very special or complicated techniques in my pieces. I just try to give the best of myself in every work I create. The stream of information I receive from every aspect of life and all the surrounding stimuli become my best sources of inspiration. Ideas stay in my subconscious and might appear in my craft at any time.
- How do you express tradition and innovation in your work?
- In a first – unsuccessful – attempt, I made ceramic replicas and reproductions of Iron Age treasures that had been found in northwest Spain, although I liked Neolithic ceramics much more. What could be more traditional! Sometimes I introduce elements from these periods and adapt them to the present.
- Can you tell us about a memorable moment in your professional life?
- Getting into this profession gives you heart palpitations. When I first embarked on this career I was consumed with a mixture of fear and emotion – it was a real leap into the void. A memorable moment was when I realised the workshop was going well and that I could make a living from it. Now, every single day when I arrive at the atelier I realise just how lucky I am.
Laura Delgado is a master artisan: she began her career in 2015 and she started teaching in 2016
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