I remember walking into the “showing space” where Carlos had his pieces, scattered around on the floor and on shelves in a room up narrow brick stairs above and to the side of the kiln. The pieces were graceful, and smooth, not overdone by detail. They emitted a sense of tranquility and place. I told Carlos they looked Pre-Colombian, and he grinned.

 

So that is what I named the collection, which grows little by little each year. He always adds a piece or two, and we always add it to our collection.

Below are twenty-one pieces, forming the collection over the past five years. They are made with local clay and fired over wood in brick kilns. They can live outside, or inside filled with house plants. As they are made from an earthenware clay, they should be brought in during the winter where hard freezing is possible.