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Episode XC - 90 Material earth, native clay

discover creativity, decide
what to do as well as use
the clay to mold emotions
of fear or anger.

Human beings are molded
and written on like clay
tablets looking all the same
however none are equal to
each other. Manual work
(weaving, wood carving,
embroidery, pottery) gives the air purifies it to deliver it
us the opportunity to spend to the fire that crystallizes it
time intensely concentrat- in to ceramic.
ing on what we forge with
our hands. At Etnia Nativa. Clay works reflect our ener-
we think that trades should gy. Every shape and detail
be considered active med- printed on what we create
itations par excellence. says something about who
Working with clay we in- we are. Working with clay
teract with four elements: is a work of self-knowledge
earth, wind, fire and water. where creativity arises
ORANJESTAD — Imagine take the shape that our in- ings. In the case of working The earth gives us its matter through emotion and flu-
tracing cultural and so- genuity dictates. That natu- with clay, it is valuable to that the water molds and ency. Etnia Nativa treats
cial transformation through ralness of molding dates raw clay in the native tradi-
works of clay. Connecting back forever because the tional way. We identify the
us with our origins through clay bowl is like the brother best material by hunting for
its main element, the earth, of the stone ax, both being raw clay. For this we distin-
who has the millennial age the first utensils that human- guish high quality clay from
of the planet and gives it its ity introduced to its daily life the rest of the earth. Then
name. during the Neolithic period. adding water we purify the
material thus contributing
Working with clay is a pas- There is a great legacy of to the cleaning process.
sion and profession taught ancient cities, monuments, During this stage the clay
from generation to genera- ceremonial, musical, funer- is purified and detoxified,
tion that releases a feeling ary and home-use objects dehydrating and thus we
through which cultures and made in clay, which pro- begin to mold our forms.
artisans expressed them- tected a great part of the
selves. If we allow children customs and worldview of Having on hand tools nec-
to interact with the clay, our ancestors. essary for working with clay
we promote their creativ- such as wooden sticks, cut-
ity and development, since There is a current trend in ters, brushes are useful to
when modeling creations which many people are achieve attractive results,
with their own hands, they now reconnecting with without forgetting the ce-
develop sensory percep- ancestral trades such as ramic lathe.
tion. pottery, weaving, cooking,
The act of shaping the mix- etc. because through them To get grounded and really
ture is almost instinctive they achieve a relaxing experience islands origins
and comes naturally. It is moment. The dedication and its cultural history, we
an impulse that helps de- and concentration that believe Etnia Nativa stands
velop fine motor skills and manual work requires helps alone by carrying all under
leads us to discover how a organize ideas and even one roof, educating the
little flexible material can clarify thoughts and feel- curious and entertaining
the adventurous traveler.
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