TRADITIONAL POTTERY AND CERAMICS IN ZAKYNTHOS
Ceramic art and pottery has been part of Greek culture and art work
since ancient times and many ceramic relics help to form a clear picture
of the past. Today ceramic art is maintained and developed on the island
of Zante by a number of talented artists. We have spoken to Hanne mi, a
resident artist in Zakynthos, about her work on the island.
Hanne mi artist & sculptor
Ceramic art is one of the oldest traditions - clay for
sculpturing was first used in the Paleolithic culture some 20, 000 years
ago, and the use of clay as a medium for pottery was discovered in 6000
B.C. The Greek history of ceramics dates back to the year 1000 BC.
Hanne Mi is one of the best ceramic artists on the island working
from her studio in Vasilikos, in the South of Zakynthos. You can find
her charming studio exhibition on your way to the region of Gerekas
she is located on the right hand-side of the road a few hundred metres
before the main road down to Gerekas.
She fires her work in a gas kiln, reaching 1260 degrees, making the
ceramics incredibly durable. Her work includes tiles suitable for floors
and walls, sculptures, fountains, pottery mugs, plates and salad bowls.
Hanne Mi is proud to follow the craft of ceramics and to work at a
craft with history and roots. I feel good working in a profession that
is more than just about making a living, she explained. I also do
something that has a cultural purpose, working at a profession that
should not be forgotten. Hanne Mi feels that her work enables her to
give something back to Zakynthian culture, and also to receive in
return. She gains a feeling of belonging and integration with the
community through her work.
In her work Hanne Mi uses colours in a variety of ways. I risk not
producing exactly the same safe product again and again. This gets the
creative urge going in me - this feeling of the unexpected. she
explained.
I am seldom satisfied with a finished piece. This I believe is
necessary. If not, I would be finished as a creator and empty of ideas.
I am always trying to make my work better. It is like a mania. Always
better and a little different. I never say no to a job, even if I am not
sure when I accept the work how I will create it.
Believing that a wide variety of qualities are required to work as an
ceramics artist, such as fantasy, flexibility, stubbornness, marketing
skills, and patience, Hanne Mi explains It really is a life style. You
will not succeed if you only look at clay as a job. It has to be
something you enjoy.
To have a look at her work, you can go online at
www.ceramichannemi.com
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