Alessandra Foletti – Lenca Pottery

 

globular crackle glaze ceramic vase -- Alessandra Foletti

Globular crackle glaze vessel – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Lencan pottery meets Alessandra Foletti

 

Alessandra Foletti helped to establish training workshops in 1986 for female ceramicists in Honduras and organize production teams for creating traditional and contemporary Lencan pottery. The underlying theme of the project was to forge a creative fusion between anthropology and design by rescuing traditions and renewing them under a contemporary vision to reinforce cultural heritage and develop work opportunities that generate income for their communities. Her input, as an artist and a designer, was to introduce and market designs of sculptures, jewelry, paintings and ceramics that preserved their traditional handcraft techniques and decorative styles and motifs.
Alessandra has been surrounded by art since she was a child. “Art runs in my family: my grandmother used to paint, two of my uncles were jewelry makers, a cousin was a sculptor, and my mother painted beautiful compositions on silk. I was born in Trento (Italy) and my career in painting and ceramics began in Switzerland and Italy. I studied engineering in Switzerland, then anthropology in Mexico. In 1983 my husband and I moved to Honduras to work with the Lenca people and here I began an ethnographic research on their artisanal traditions, especially pottery. Thanks to the research I met many women ceramists, and I was able to publish a book together with the Honduras’ Anthropology and History Institute.”

 

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Volcan de Fuego -- Museum of America,, Madrid

‘Volcan de Fueg’o — Alessandra Foletti

Museum of America,, Madrid

 

 

Ceramic bead and leather mesh necklace – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

ovoid short neck vase Alessandra Foletti

Lenca Ovoid crackle vase

The Lenca people are descendants of the Mayans and some of their techniques are pre-Columbian. The application of resist material to their sculptures and pottery are never identical, which makes them all unique works.

 

Alessandra-Foletti-ceramic-neck piece

Rust glaze ceramic necklace – Alessandra Foletti

 

Ceramic bead and mesh necklace  —  Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Allesandra Foletti-Honduras-Serpienteem Plumada

Allesandra Foletti — ‘Serpienteem Plumada’ plate

Honduras

 

 

Lencan-ceramic-Andros-vase

Honduras Lencan ceramic Andros vase

 

 

Lencan-necklace from Honduras

Ceramic beads and leather necklace

ACTA de Honduras

 

 

Andros-2--Lencan-pottery ceramic vase

‘Andros 2’ — Lencan pottery

 

 

Cabeza-de-serpiente-emplumada-Alessandra-Foletti mosaic wall panel

‘Cabeza de serpiente emplumada’  mosaic panel – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Vintage handmade Lencasn vase with geometric pattern

Vintage handmade Lencasn vase

 

 

 

Andros biomorphic vase - Alessandra Foletti

Andros red biomorphic vase – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Beautiful feathers flower - Alessandra Foletti

Beautiful feathers flower – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Indiginous Mesoamerican lencan bowl

 

Indigenous Mesoamerican Lencan bowl

Width 9.5 inches

 

 

Celaque wall art--Alessandra Foletti

‘Celaque Magic Forest’ wall art — Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Ceramic-pigeon-Lenca-pottery

Ceramic spiral ‘Messenger Pigeon’ – Lenca

Handcrafted from ceramic, this beautiful Honduran sculpture of a messenger pigeon is covered with spiral motifs in crackled alabaster and coal black. Designed by Alessandra Foletti, the sculpture, handcrafted using the ancient pottery burnishing technique of rubbing a flat stone on a surface to create a sheen. During firing, a resist technique similar to batik is used, protecting the natural color of the clay while the uncovered parts of the surface achieve a black finish.

 

 

Ceramic-vase,-'Acatenango'Handcrafted Lenca Ceramic Vase-from-Honduras

‘Acatenango’ Handcrafted Lenca Ceramic Vase

Honduras

 

 

Ceramic vases - dt.common.streams-Alessandra-Foletti

Alessandra Foletti tall vases

 

 

Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Cylindrical vase with spiral motifs--Alessandra Foletti

Cylindrical vase with spiral sgraffito  motifs — Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Ceramic stretch bracelet, 'Azacualpa Rainforest'--Designed by Alessandra Foletti, this stretch bracelet is a celebration of Lenca and Maya artistry.

Ceramic stretch bracelet, ‘Azacualpa Rainforest’

Designed by Alessandra Foletti, this stretch bracelet is a celebration of Lencan and Mayan artistry.

 

 

Shaped like a volcano, this ceramic vase evokes the pumpkin tones of sweet mamey fruit.

Lena Pottery-Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Cylindrical crackle glaze vases-Alessandra Foletti

Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Alessandra Foletti Lenca pottery vases

Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Alessandra Foletti contemporary ceramics

Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Alessandra Foletti---Ferns. la tigra wall art

Alessandra Foletti — ‘Ferns. la tigra’ wall art

 

 

Heart sacrificed by aztec sun-Alessandra Foletti

‘Heart sacrificed by Aztec sun’ – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

 

Alessandra Foletti turquoise crackle glaze volcan

 

 

Honduras-dolorosa-Alessandra-Foletti

Honduras dolorosa – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Lenca Iguana Medic girinding stone

Lenca Iguana on tortoise Medic grinding stone

 

 

Black and white Lenca spherical vessel with spiral decoration

‘Serpentine Loops’ – Black and white Lenca spherical vessel

Featuring swirl motifs in crackled alabaster tones against a coal black body

 

 

Life-memories-Alessandra-Foletti ceramic wall art

‘Life memories’ – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

'Lunar Ecplisis' Alessandra Foletti

‘Lunar Eclipsis’ plate – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Alessandra Foletti  (left)

 

Memory, Carnivorous Flower - Alessandra-Foletti

‘Memory, Carnivorous Flower’ – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Original Mystery - Alessandra Foletti wall panel

‘Original Mystery’ – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Rampage-Alessandra Foletti wall art

‘Rampage’ — Alessandra Foletti

 

Substrates -- Alessandra Foletti beaded wall art

‘Substrates’ — Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Summer-Alessandra Foletti-ceramic bottle with crackle glaze and weave pattern

‘Summer’ -Lenca Pottery ceramic bottle with crackle glaze and weave pattern

 

 

Sacred rowdy turkey-Alessandra Foletti ceramic wall decoration

‘Sacred rowdy turkey’  – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

 

Sunset in Amapala-Alessandra Foletti squat vessel

‘Sunset in Amapala’ – Alessandra Foletti/Lenca Pottery

 

 

The Origin-of-the-World-Alessandra Foletti wall art

‘The Origin of the World’  –  Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Volcan Concepcion - Alessandra Foletti

‘Volcan Concepcion’ – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Volcanic Lagoon-Lenca Pottery-Alessandra Foletti

‘Volcanic Lagoon’ – Lenca Pottery – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Volcanic weave vases-Alessandra Foletti

‘Volcanic weave’ vases – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Lencan ceramic bottle in black and white with geometric pattern

Square Lencan ceramic bottle

 

 

Estrella Venus Roja,-clay-art-work-Alessandra Foletti

‘Estrella Venus Roja’ – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Black and white ceramic bowl

Black and white ceramic bowl – Lenca Pottery

 

 

Lenca ‘San Cristobal Lava Flow’ vase

Reminiscent of the shape of the San Cristobal volcano, this ceramic vase contrasts orange and black in a design from Alessandra Foletti. Shaped like a volcano, this ceramic vase reveals the pumpkin tones of sweet mamey fruit and features black, narrow paths climbing sinuously up the mountain. It is handcrafted with ancient techniques by Lenca artisans in Honduras.

Height 8.25 inches

 

 

Volcanic Years vase-Alessandra Foletti

‘Volcanic Years’ vase- Alessandra Foletti

 

 

The origin of the 3 worlds'wall panel-Alessandra-Foletti

‘The origin of the 3 worlds’ wall panel  – Alessandra Foletti

 

 

Volcanic-years vases-Alessandra-Foletti

Alessandra Foletti

 

 

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