Ceramic Urns

This collection of unique ceramic funeral urns and other vessels directly references pre-Hispanic culture — specifically that of the Maya of the Yucatan peninsula during the late classic period (which developed parallel to civilizations of Europe’s dark ages). On the Yucatan´s gulf coast there is a small island called Jaina which served as a small figurative sculptures. Details of these figurines — including their exaggerated, bulbous jewelry and often clownish poses and proportions — informed both the central forms of the collection´s pieces, as well as their decorative elements. Additional to this is our use of spikes which traditionally depict the importance of the Maya of the spike ceiba tree as a ladder between spiritual levels.