Blue Biznaga pineapple

The clay, oxides, heat and Mexican inspiration make these delicate and complex glazed pieces. clay oxides with heat bringing these delicate and complex glazed pieces. It is another symbol of Michoacán ‘s handcraft work.

The potters obtain brown and white clay near their locality; they mix and put to dry to grind potters obtain near their locality brown and white clay which mix with water and dry to grind, using their designs they moisten and knead the clay drying in a shade covered canvases. moisten and knead them to be able to mold and model the piece which they put to dry in the shade covered with wet canvases, then it is exposed directly in the sun, then the piece is burned at first time in an open-air oven for five hours and allowed to cool in the same oven to proceed with the second burning at 900 degrees, adding oxides or greta (lead-free) according to the design color color that you want to obtain. The decorative flowers are made in separate molds using the “pastillaje” technique and adding the greta which is spread with brushes taking special care that they do not stick together.pastillaje technique is used for decorative flowers brushed with greta for asymmetric coverage.

All of our products are lead-free and handmade, so some design and/or color variations may be found other than the images. Contact us for more information at our email contacto@cardenna.com