Huwwa
Huwwa
Artist
Shuaib Sánchez.
Artwork Title & Inspiration
'Huwwa’.
Handcrafted decorative plate inspired with motifs from the Persian and Andalusian traditions fusing the East and West. ‘Allah’ (bird outline) and ‘baraka’ (within the bird) is written in Andulsi maghribi script calligraphy.
Artwork Category
Ceramic.
Physical Description
Clay: Hand-thrown plate with red clay from the North of Spain fired at 1000 degrees Celsius and slip-coated at 980 degrees Celsius.
Bird: Hand-ground blue cobalt pigment.
Main calligraphy and plate periphery: Loza dorata (Fired at 680 degree Celsius).
Loza dorata is a Nazrid technique which was continued by the Moriscos currently employed by a very few artisans.
Dimensions & Weight
50 cm diameter & 3.4kg.
Country of Origin
Spain.
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Shuaib Sánchez
Shuaib Sánchez is a Murcia-born Spaniard. His journey began after a visit in 1983 to Fez where he discovered traditional Andalusian ceramics and thereafter his research and undertook training in traditional Andalusi ceramics.
He founded a ceramics workshop in 1983, and has been recovering and reproducing handcrafted decoration using traditional Al Andalus techniques from the IXth, XIIIth and XVth centuries ever since.
His company, Al-Yarrar, is best known for its unique, hand-thrown pieces featuring geometric and floral designs in rich polychrome, although it also specialises in Zillij style mosaics, tiles, and other ceramic accessories. In addition, they are experienced in creating tile friezes as architectural decorations and have refurbished Morisco houses using traditional materials and techniques.
VIDEO: Al-Yarrar produce handcrafted ceramics that were produced by the Al-Andalus craftsmen centuries ago.