Gruppo interno by Rosaura Sanna | Vetrine dell'Artigiano Artistico

Gruppo interno by Rosaura Sanna

Eggshell centrepiece

Sheets of clay as thin as eggshells form the organic shapes of this fine glazed ceramic white centrepiece that bears the prized inscription engraved with a slanting and deliberate, almost illegible trait.

Gruppo interno by Rosaura Sanna|Nuoro
Boxes

These sculture glazed turquoise and charcoal boxes, hand-crafted and shaped, are inspired by the monolithic architectures of Sardinia landscapes. Available in different forms and sizes, they may be combined in customized groups, with sophisticated scenographic effects.

Gruppo interno by Rosaura Sanna|Nuoro
Square-plate centrepiece with raised corners

The fine lines of this ceramic plate depict crystal-clear water pools in which the vibrant green and turquoise effects evoke natural waterways.

Gruppo interno by Rosaura Sanna|Nuoro
Vase

The plastic shape of the glazed hand-crafted and decorated ceramic vase is the synthesis of the processing of a single clay layer, that the potter shapes and bends, obtaining a sophisticated contrast between the plastic movement and the solid ceramic material used to craft it.

Gruppo interno by Rosaura Sanna|Nuoro
Square plate

The plastic forms of this square plate are emphasised by the vibrant sophisticated green and turquoise glazing, which reveals the decoration impressed in the clay, as light as lace.

Gruppo interno by Rosaura Sanna|Nuoro

The artisan

Dominant turquoise and minimal forms characterize Rosaura Sanna's style, who uses traditional means to express her creative nature as a ceramic artist. Trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti in sculpture, she conceives the artifact as a balanced project of function and the creative gesture. She rolls clay with a rolling pin and decorates her creations with moulds, just like women used to do with bread dough. Using clay sheets, she cuts out geometric shapes. She then moves, bends, crumples them and, finally bakes them into vibrant shapes, into objects of daily use imbued with an unusual touch. She exhibits her creations, made in her studio in Nuoro, in the main local handicrafts shops and trade shows and other sector events in Sardinia, Europe and overseas.

The collection

Her production includes various furnishings and tableware. The artifacts created with irregular shapes and solid contrasting colours, are characterized by original aesthetic solutions and balanced lines, always different from one another. By underscoring the typical appearance of traditional artefacts, the craftsman creates coordinated objects, which are still different from each other, with different shapes to create original ceramic food containers.

The technique

The potter mostly uses white clay, rolled into plates and then shaped manually. She impresses decorations by means of moulds, and covers ceramic surfaces with craclè coloured glazes. She mostly uses solid turquoise, combining objects of this colour and others featuring brown, moss green, burgundy and white surfaces.