Capítulo II · Los Cuatro Principios 03 / 12

Four Fires, One Tradition

The clay must choose itself
Volcanic earth from Puebla's highlands, aged for months before the wheel turns.
Tin glaze, not white paint
Tin-oxide suspension creates the warm cream ground — carried from Seville in 1550.
Every stroke is freehand
A single fine-haired brush, no stencils, no tracing — every line is the painter's own.
Fired twice by wood
Wood-fueled at over 1,050 degrees — the final ring proves true vitrification.