Ceramic pear

A small handmade pear-shaped ceramic sculpture.

When she thinks of Mercado do Bolhão, Ana Seixas immediately plunges into the memory of its stalls, filled with colour and variety. Since apples and pears are the fruits most present here, the artist decided to represent them as happy, cheerful characters. They are decorative ceramic pieces in stoneware, painted and glazed by hand. No two are alike, just like fruit.

BIOGRAPHY l Ana Seixas

Born in Viseu, in 1984, Ana Seixas studied Design at the University of Aveiro, and did a postgraduate course in Editorial Design at the Bau School, in Barcelona. After working for several years as a freelance designer for various advertising companies, magazines, and art galleries, she decided to devote herself to illustration. She completed a postgraduate course in illustration for children and youth publications at Eina, also in Barcelona. Since 2014, she regularly collaborates on editorial projects, children’s books and magazines, advertising campaigns, and packaging. In 2018, she started her path in ceramics. She began to bring all her paper characters over to clay, and thus new possibilities emerged, not only in terms of expression, but also for commercialization purposes. At the moment, most of her time is also dedicated to creating illustrations and ceramic items that fill the windows of her shop/workshop — a space in the centre of Porto that she opened in 2020, where she creates, exhibits, and sells her works. It is actually in this space and context that she feels most comfortable, and with the most creative freedom.