This fired earthenware vase is extensively decorated with an intricate blue fish pattern. The classically shaped vase was moulded on a potter’s wheel and baked using the blast-fire reduction technique.
Height 40 cm
One is the spokeswoman, the other stays silent. One is skilled in figurative art, the other admits to being less gifted, specialising in geometric patterns and fish designs instead, which is one of the features of their production. For the past 43 years, sisters Ivana and Saura Vignoli have together been one of the best-known creators of artistic ceramics in Italy, in particular of the majolica that is typical of Faenza, the town where they run their workshop. “By an irony of fate, we opened our workshop on 1 May, which is Labour Day. And since then, we have never stopped,” explains Saura, the younger of the Vignoli sisters.
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This fired earthenware vase is extensively decorated with an intricate blue fish pattern. The classically shaped vase was moulded on a potter’s wheel and baked using the blast-fire reduction technique.
Height 40 cm
Photo: © Cesare Baccari
The interior of this earthenware vessel is decorated with small fish. The exterior is painted in colours ranging from purple and blue to orange, creating an almost rust-like effect, obtained through the blast-fire reduction technique.
Diameter 30 cm
Photo: © Marco Negri
This shallow terracotta plate is decorated with spiralling optical patterns which draw the eye to the centre of the plate. The pattern is created using blue, green and red powdered metal oxides.
Diameter 55 cm
Photo: © Marco Negri
This tall terracotta vase is decorated with a pattern reminiscent of the squares on the underside of church domes. The pattern was created using powdered metal oxides, and the vase was fired using the blast-fire reduction technique.
Height 32 cm
Photo: © Daniel Csadio
This earthenware vessel has been fired using the blast-fire reduction technique, which gives it its shimmering colours. The iridescent reflective interior contrasts with the fish patterns on the exterior of the vessel set against a sea-blue background.
Diameter 42 cm