The traditional peasant woman is made of red clay modelled by hand. She has a conical shape and wears the typical costume worn by grandmothers, a black skirt with a coloured ribbon on the hem, a hat and a shawl where she wraps the child to carry him on her back.
Height 24 cm
Diameter 15 cm
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Rosa María Jeréz
- Las Otilias
- Ceramicist
- Ráquira, Colombia
- Master Artisan
- Recommended by Artesanías de Colombia
Contact
Spanish
Hours:
Monday to Friday 9:00 - 17:00
Monday to Friday 9:00 - 17:00
Phone:
+57 3138614655
+57 3138614655
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Inspired by the Holy Mary
- • Rosa was touched by an experience she had with the Virgin Mary
- • Her holy statues have been exhibited in the Smithsonian Museum and the Vatican
- • She was inspired by her mother to create an unique craft
Rosa once saw the Virgin Mary move. She felt her penetrating gaze and was shaken to her core. She believed that this statue had spoken to her. She was only six years old and when she dared to touch it and realised that it could not move, she did not lose faith. She decided recreate the same kind of statues in terracotta. She started making early on in life, as she constantly watched her wise and hardworking mother make vases, pots, chorotes, pans, and casserole dishes. Rosa believed her mother was as tireless as she was self-sacrificing. She understood what it took her to bring mazamorra (sweet porridge made with milk, corn and sugarcane) to a table of seven people every day. She also noticed how women who resold products in the Villa de Leyva marketplace earned more than her mother and all the other potters who worked from dawn to dusk.
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Traditional peasant
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Otilia Virgen del Carmen
The Virgen del Carmen is made of red clay, modelled by hand, she has a conical shape and is holding a child who wears a scapular. The white tunic as well as the mantle have red clay edges and on her head she wears a crown with stars.
Height 26 cm
Width 24 cm
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Otilia Virgin of the Rosary
The Virgin of the Rosary is made of red clay, modelled by hand and it has a conical shape. The figure is holding a child, her tunic is blue and the terracotta edges are decorated with pink flowers.
Height 30 cm
Width 24 cm
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Otilia Virgin of the Mystic Rose
The Virgin of the Mystic Rose is made of red clay, modelled by hand, in a conical shape. It has flowers painted with slips on the white cape and roses in high relief. At the base are two candle holders that are covered with flowers in shades of blue.
Height 40 cm
Width 25 cm
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Otilia Virgin of the Rosary
The Virgin of the Rosary is made of red clay, modelled by hand, and it has a conical shape. The clay is then dried, fired and painted in slips. The figure is holding a child who carries the Rosary in his hand, flowers are engraved on her cape.
Height 26 cm
Width 26 cm
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