Water planting pots

In this series Soledad Christie wants to present the symbolic and ritual aspect of a vessel. Sowing water is an ancient Andean ritual to ask for the abundance of water. These sculptural vessels are modelled by hand with the techniques of pinching and lulo. The burnishing is done with a small river stone during the drying process. The pieces have a first firing in a terracotta gas oven at low temperature. Then a second firing is given, using goat and llama guano as fuel. The firing is done in a reducing atmosphere, which is the reason for the black colour, grays and graphites on the surface of the piece.