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Souleo Provence Pottery
Terre E Provence Pottery
Souleo Provence Pottery, formerly known as Terre E Provence Pottery, is the quintessential handmade French artisan Provencal ceramic tableware made in Avignon, France. If it is possible to capture the sun-drenched harmony of Provence in a single handmade object, Souleo Provence Pottery earthenware would be it. Produced at a small workshop in Avignon, France, Souleo Provence Pottery is glazed and then each piece hand-painted with the vibrant colors
found in the South of France. Microwavable, oven and dishwasher safe.
Souleo Provence Pottery......The clay used
for each pottery of Provence comes from Entraigue sur Sorgue,
a small village near Avignon, the former city of the Popes. A
well-irrigated region, very fertile, at the confluence of the
Rhone and the Durance rivers, where the Mistral wind blows…
The forms date
from the 19th century ; they are obtained through three
techniques : turning, pressing and casting. They are called
the "shards". After slow and natural drying, a first firing in
the kiln gives resistance to the clay, the "biscuit" is ready.
It's time for
the "decoration", the flowers and the motifs are delicately
painted by freehand, inspired by the colourful cottons and
printed calicos of Provence.
Then begins the
"enamelling", and the second firing of the pottery of Provence
: the decorated "biscuits" are dipped one by one in enamel
baths. The art of the fire will bring out the colours…
Finally, taking
them out of the kiln. This is always a moment for emotion !
The SOULEO
PROVENCE collection is presented all year round in Aix en
Provence to the rhythm of the seasons and festivities. |