Crafts CouncilDirectoryAlessandra CentorbiCeramics artistNottingham, EnglandCeramicsWebsiteE-mailInstagramAboutInfoSustainabilityMy clay takes shape into memories from an unwritten past, of people who live outside of me, a culture inspired by ancient Andean civilizations. Pieces don't find meaning through material, but within the stories it holds: of war and tenderness, of the sacred and grotesque. With each piece, a part of my world is settled, as reality and past intertwine, despite the mask of modernity and what seems a collective effort to keep forgetting. I create artefacts of a history that never was, but lingers.Focus:Creating decorative ceramic pieces inspired by an imagined Andean civilizationI have been focusing on using natural oxides where possible, and my focus lately has been using a single-firing schedule, with the ultimate goal of avoiding the use of glazes by doing burnishing. I seek to come closer to traditional techniques that are less harmful to the environment.AboutMy clay takes shape into memories from an unwritten past, of people who live outside of me, a culture inspired by ancient Andean civilizations. Pieces don't find meaning through material, but within the stories it holds: of war and tenderness, of the sacred and grotesque. With each piece, a part of my world is settled, as reality and past intertwine, despite the mask of modernity and what seems a collective effort to keep forgetting. I create artefacts of a history that never was, but lingers.InfoFocus:Creating decorative ceramic pieces inspired by an imagined Andean civilizationSustainabilityI have been focusing on using natural oxides where possible, and my focus lately has been using a single-firing schedule, with the ultimate goal of avoiding the use of glazes by doing burnishing. I seek to come closer to traditional techniques that are less harmful to the environment.WebsiteE-mailInstagramProjectPuma chasing guanacos bowlProjectAtacama birdsProjectTiles tiles tilesProjectTales of the AndesProject10.000 - 30