"Fasce n.2 in white buff stoneware clay" Sculpture

"I spent my childhood between layers..., layers of soil, the terraces, where my grandpa used to cultivate olive trees and vineyards, and layers of history defined by my home town, founded in the 4th century BC. Layers of memories, layers of sentiments, layers of life, one on top of the other are infused in my pieces. I have always had an urge to work with my hands, I guess because my grandpa was a farmer and I have seen him doing great things with his manual work. I see my hands as a powerful tool to shape the clay in raw forms and inspired by my roots and by the beauty left by the history of the places where I grew up". After working several years in the financial sector, Barbara decided to follow her passion. Ceramic has always interested her, since she was a young. In 2017 she started to practice it again, searching for also her own expressions and style and at the end of 2019 she decided to dedicate herself to this activity, follow her passion, and becoming a full time ceramist. Barbara comes from a small region in Italy, Liguria, a half moon of land set between the Mediterranean sea and the beautiful Appenino Ligure mountains. The land is limited and to maximise it for agricultural purposes they used to build terraces on the hills to cultivate olive trees and vineyards. Barbara's work is deeply influenced by the terraces, the red soil, and white waves crashing the coast at their bottom as well as the olive tree which is a key element of the Liguria cultural tradition. To amplify the design of her pieces of art and to connect those with her land, Barbara creates naked clay sculptures reminding of her roots.