Tag: ceramics
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Nino Parrucca’s Joy Captured in Ceramics
Nino Parrucca’s artistry as a ceramist makes me smile. His work has a sense of joy while always staying true to Sicily. Here is a small plate formed into a cactus leaf I use for keys; however, it was intended to rest an espresso cup shaped like the fichi d’india’s fruit. #ninoparrucca #palermo #ceramics #ceramica…
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Sea Dragons on a Beautiful Port
These ceramic tiles border the wall where it meets the roof of a palazzo in Porticello. “Porticello,” meaning “beautiful port,” is a fishing village that is part of the larger town of Santa Flavia. Note the sea-dragon-like creatures featured on the tiles which were probably created in the mid-late 19th century. #ceramics #ceramica #ceramic #ceramiche…
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Caltagirone Designs for Ceramic Floor, Noto.
Ceramic majolica-tile floor (style: from Caltigirone) of the nuns’ quarters of the Baroque era Chiesa di Santa Chiara in Noto. #chiesasantachiara #noto #siracusa #ceramics #ceramica #ceramic #ceramiche #tiles #tile #majolica #maiolica #pavimento #floor #art #design #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #sizilien #italy #italia #italien #sicilytourism #sicily_tourism #sicilytravel #sicily_travel #ig_sicily #siciliaph #siciliafoto #fotosicilia #igerssicilia #instasicilia #igfriends_sicilia #gf_italy #ig_italy…
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Ceramic Heads in Sicily
Throughout Sicily you’ll see these large ceramic busts of kings, queens, and more common, Moors. It’s a popular decoration seen on terraces and garden balconies, or topping gate-pillars. The owners fill the majolica vases with basil, flowers, or other plants. Personally, I’ve found them to be creepy because, it is exactly what it looks like:…
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This “ristorantino” (little restaurant-pub, as it’s called by the owner) in Santa Flavia possesses a tiled floor in a design-style that was common in Sicily in the 19th and early 20th centuries. #experiencesicily #santaflavia #palermo #sicily #ceramics #ceramica #ceramic #tiles #tile #majolica #maiolica #pavimento #floor #art #design #osteria #trattoria #sicilia #sizilien #siciliabedda #italy #italia #italien…
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Ceramic Pots With Designs Typical Of Caltagirone
Ceramic pots with designs typical of Caltagirone. #caltagirone #catania #pottery #ceramics #ceramica #design #art #sicily #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #ig_sicily #italia #siciliaph #siciliafoto #igerssicilia #instasicilia #sicilytravel #experiencesicily #sicilytourism #ig_sicily
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Caltagirone’s Staircase
Caltagirone’s Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte was built in 1609 to connect the old lower town to the new upper town. Since 1954, each of its 142 steps was decorated with a unique design of colorful, handcrafted majolica ceramic tile, a craft for which the city is world renowned. #caltagirone #catania #pottery #ceramics #ceramica…
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Susanna De Simone Ceramics from Sicily
Susanna De Simone creates unique and modern ceramic designs out of her Palermo workshop and showroom. They are also sold throughout the world.
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The town of Caltagirone is world renowned for its pottery and ceramics. These tiles are one example from the 142-step Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte. Each step of the staircase is decorated with a unique design. #caltagirone #catania #pottery #ceramics #ceramica #tiles #tile #ceramic #staircase #scala #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #ig_sicily #italia #siciliaph…