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Pote
Pequena
D 43 x H 54 cm
Medio
D 47 x H 61 cm
Grande
D 56 x H 80 cm
Selma Calheira
Selma Calheira is a Brazilian ceramist, based in Ibirataia,
Bahia. In the fifties, at the age of 38, she founded her own
ceramics studio and named it Cores da Terra - Colours of
the Earth. Calheira chose this name as it reflects one of her
core values, which is to make sustainable art.
Another core value carried out by the artist is social
responsibility as she trains the people of Bahia to work as
professional ceramists at Cores da Terra. In this sense she
actively helps the local community to flourish, providing
jobs that allow families to live and work in their own cities.
In 1996, Calheira was even awarded the prize Gente que
Faz for her work with economically disadvantaged people
in one of the poorest areas in Brazil.
Selma Calheira’s work is playful yet sophisticated. Her
designs are made of organic resources such as clay and
natural pigments.