NEWS 2026
WHEN THE PORCELAIN ARRIVED IN MACONDO
It was December 1975, and my eyes barely peeked over the edge of the table, set in the “Grand Couvert” style, the famous banquet invented by Louis XIV, the Sun King, the gluttonous king. My Caribbean grandmother took advantage of the visit from the Andean family to show off her collection of china, brought to her by my grandfather, a cheerful sailor with skin tanned by all the suns from east to west of the Caribbean Sea.
There I had my first vision of porcelain: voluptuous shapes of a milk-white material with gold decorations. I picked up a cup and looked underneath it; it had a kind of green crown with the words “Marie Luisa, Bavaria 1946.” I held it in my hand and discovered it was translucent, and then everything seemed more magical. So I looked under all the other pieces on the table; I discovered different signatures: Grindley’s blue lettering, Rosenthal‘s black lettering, and a tureen signed Capo di Monte with red and gold lettering! My favorite!
This is an excerpt from the story of my stories, “When Porcelain Arrived in Macondo.” Inspired by this tale, a few years ago I began work on an installation composed of porcelain pieces. This installation doesn’t yet have an exhibition space or a presentation date, but I’ll keep you updated on the project’s progress.
I recently moved my studio from the city of Faenza to a magical and bucolic location.
It is a pleasure to welcome you to my studio, nestled between a picturesque courtyard and a large orchard overlooking the Lamone River valley. It is located in Fognano di Brisighella, in the hills of the Emilia-Romagna region, in northwestern Italy. Fognano is a small, quiet town of 2,400 inhabitants. It is 16 km from Faenza and 4 km from the famous and charming medieval village of Brisighella.
It is located on the route from Bologna to Florence, next to the Vena del Gesso Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
My new address: Via Emiliani 37/9 – 48013, Fognano di Brisighella (Ravenna), Italy. YOU ARE WELCOME!!!
COLLABORATIONS
It is a pleasure to share with you about my collaboration with several international educational institutions. Training and encouraging new generations has led me to undertake a series of lectures and masterclasses, beginning with the Francisco Alcantara School in Madrid, Spain; the Ballardini Institute for Ceramics in Faenza, Italy; the ESCAL Higher School of Ceramics in Alcora, Spain; and most recently, the Academy of Fine Arts, Naples, Italy.
In the recent lecture at the Academy of Naples, which lasted more than two hours and continued with a discussion with professors and students, the focus was on the origin and purpose of creation for an artist, as well as their technical and conceptual process.
WORKSHOP 2024
Courses on porcelain in my studio.
Workshops in my studio in the beautiful Italian city of Faenza:
Faenza, an ancient city where its origins are lost in the 2nd century BC. following the Roman conquest, it has a long history of art and culture. In addition to its fame for ceramics, the city is known for its beautiful architecture, the kindness of its inhabitants and the ease of communication with other cities such as Florence, Bologna, Ravenna and Venice.
The home of the studio/showroom is located in Via Laghi, a few steps away from the train station and the city centre. This house was built in the early 1900s, one of the most beautiful and particular houses on the street, in the past a Venetian glass factory, with an almost Moorish expressive architecture.
2024 PROGRAM
MULTI-PROCESS WITH PORCELAIN
For those who know nothing about this material and for those who want to shorten the time of learning, experience and failure / Per chi non conosce niente di questo materiale e desidera abbreviare i tempi di apprendimento, l’esperienza e i fallimenti.
Inspired by the new processes of contemporary ceramics, both utilitarian and artistic, this course is structured as a “multi-process” and “very intense” workshop to learn and master the most important techniques with porcelain for casting and porcelain body, SHORTNING LEARNING TIME, EXPERIENCE AND FAILURES.
The proposed objective: UNDERSTANDING PORCELAIN IN A PRACTICAL, DIRECT, EASY AND FAST WAY DESPITE ITS COMPLEXITY, AND ELIMINATE THE FEARS OF BROKEN AND DEFORMED PIECES.
The course develops through the use of DIFFERENT KINDS OF PORCELAIN, various exercises for constructions with and without the use of the mold, simple and complex processes from start to finish, including the use of glazes, drying control, control of deformation, use and preparation of supports, repair of breakages, firing curves and many tricks and advice necessary for working with porcelain.
DATES:
February 23, 24 and 25
May 10, 11 and 12
June 10, 11 and 12 FULL
BUILDING WITH COLOR
Multi-techniques with colored porcelain with my personal methods through colored modules building with and without the use of molds / Multi tecniche con porcellana colorata con i miei metodi personali attraverso moduli colorati costruendo con e senza l’utilizzo di stampi.
A fascinating technique to test one’s mental processes and manual skills, where the color of the porcelain body becomes shape and decoration at the same time.
What you will learn: how to prepare colored porcelain bodies, successively, learn and apply multi-techniques with colored porcelain and diferent artist’s personal methods, the result of research during the last 20 years of sculptural work. Each participant, after several exercises and sketches, will be able to develop several small personal projects through colored modules prepared with and without the use of molds. Furthermore, you will learn the fundamental knowledge of drying and firing to avoid deformations and breakages.
DATES:
March 15, 16 and 17
June 28, 29 and 30
July 12, 13 and 14
September 7, 8, 9 FULL
LIGHTNESS AND TRANSLUCENCY
Precise and very complex techniques using slip porcelain and “paper porcelain” / Tecniche precise e molto complesse utilizzando porcellana liquida e “carta di porcellana”.
Transparency is one of the most important qualities of porcelain and a lenght, precise and very accurate processing is usually required to obtain a piece of exquisite beauty highlighted by the translucency against the light. What we would do in this course: teaching the different simple and complex techniques that will facilitate and enhance creativity to develop many projects. We would make use of slip porcelain with and “paper porcelain” without the use of molds and with a chapter dedicated to firing curves. And finally we will build special supports used in the firing of very thin and light objects.
DATES:
April 19, 20 y 21
July 5, 6 and 7
September 2, 3 and 4 FULL
*The courses could be held in Italian, English and Spanish.
To receive more information, the program of each course, logistics and cost; you can contact me at:
Email: marthapachon7@gmail.com
Whatsapp: +39 3337228967
Instagram: @marthapachonrodriguez
It is a pleasure to welcome you to my studio, nestled between a picturesque interior courtyard and a large vegetable garden overlooking the Lamone River valley.
It is located in Fognano di Brisighella, in the hills of the Emilia-Romagna region, in northwestern Italy. Fognano is a small, quiet town of 2,400 inhabitants. It is 16 km from Faenza and 4 km from the famous and charming medieval village of Brisighella.
It is located on the route from Bologna to Florence, next to the Vena del Gesso Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I look forward to meeting you with my collaborators, specialists in design, lighting, and ceramic technology.
It is a pleasure to welcome you to my studio, nestled between a picturesque interior courtyard and a large vegetable garden overlooking the Lamone River valley.
It is located in Fognano di Brisighella, in the hills of the Emilia-Romagna region, in northwestern Italy. Fognano is a small, quiet town of 2,400 inhabitants.
It is 16 km from Faenza and 4 km from the famous and charming medieval village of Brisighella.
It is located on the route from Bologna to Florence, next to the Vena del Gesso Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I look forward to meeting you with my collaborators, specialists in design, lighting, and ceramic technology.
Contact
(+39) 3337228967
marthapachon7@gmail.com
Location
Via Emiliani 37/9 – 48013, Fognano di Brisighella (RA)
Contact
(+39) 3337228967
marthapachon7@gmail.com
Location
Via Emiliani 37/9 – 48013, Fognano di Brisighella (RA)
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