Uruguay · Cobalt-painted white-glazed studio pottery
No single standardized term documented
Cobalt-blue floral and figurative motifs hand-painted onto white-glazed ceramic vessels, with gold luster accents at handles and rims on selected pieces. The documented practitioner, María Eugenia Larruina (working as Meula Cerámicas), trained at the Escuela de Artes y Artesanías Dr. Pedro Figari and in seminars including Micaela Perera's workshop at the Museo Torres García's El Subte space; she aims to express 'lo volátil, espontáneo, sutil y frágil' (the volatile, spontaneous, subtle and fragile) and to make each mark, 'cada presión que deja huella en la pieza' (each pressure that leaves a trace on the piece), worth pausing over.
Risk level: Vulnerable · Not Applicable — no UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inscription exists for this craft at time of writing
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