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Blanco Family (Oaxacan Potters)
The Blanco family of Santa María Atzompa, Oaxaca, Mexico is noted for their ceramic production, especially decorative pieces. Their fame began with Teodora Blanco, who as a young child added decorative elements to the more utilitarian wares made by her parents. Eventually her work became noted by a foreigner who not only bought her entire production, also encouraged her to create new forms, leading to mostly human figures called “muñecas” (lit. dolls). Her form of decoration, called “pastillaje,” was also an innovation for the area’s pottery and consists of small pieces of clay added onto the main surfaces, often covering much of the area. Teodora taught her children and although she intended that only the oldest daughter carry on her work, today three generations of the family continues making mostly decorative pottery, mostly following her work. These include Irma García Blanco, who have been recognized by the Fomento Cultural Banamex and Fernando Félix Pegüero Garc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teodora Blanco Nuñez, Atzompa, Oaxaca
Teodora ( sr, Теодора) is a feminine given name, a variation of the name Theodora (given name), Theodora. Notable people with the name include: *Teodora Sava (born 2001), Romanian singer *Teodora Albon (born 1977), Romanian football referee *Teodora Ginés, (1530–1598), Dominican musician and composer *Teodora Matejko (born 1846), The wife of Polish painter Jan Matejko *Teodora Ungureanu (born 1960), Romanian gymnast *Teodora Ruano (born 1969), Spanish cyclist *Teodora Alexandrova (born 1981), Individual Rhythmic Gymnast *Teodora Kolarova (born 1981), Bulgarian middle distance runner *Teodora Malcheva (born 1983), Bulgarian cross country skier *Teodora Poštič (born 1984), Slovenian figure skater *Andrea (Bulgarian singer), Teodora Andreeva (born 1987), Bulgarian pop-folk singer *Teodora Mirčić (born 1988), Serbian tennis player *Teodora Pušić (born 1993), Serbian volleyball player *Teodora Džehverović (born 1997), Serbian singer See also *Theodora (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
