Posted On: October 14th 2026, 10:07 pm
These images are from a failed
#pitfire where I attempted to make
#ceramic vessels which would be covered in
#papermache to make clay
#piñata The project was built for part in a workshop
@everybodysbirthdayparty exploring the history of piñatas and papier-mâché, cultural appropriation, colonialism, and the circulation of craft traditions
There were so many mistakes made along the way that I don’t even know where to begin. Failure can be such a powerful tool in craft. Especially being aware of the errors in real time and watching them end in catastrophe.
#hubris .
Spainish— ‘piñata’
Italian— ‘pignatta’ - fragile jug or pot
‘pigna’ - pine cone
Latin— ‘pinea’ ‘pine cone’
‘pinus’( see pine(n.)
‘Pine’ — coniferous tree, genus Pinus
Latin-- ‘pinus’ pine, pine tree , fir tree
Perhaps - ‘pie’ ‘pi-nu-‘
Root- ‘peie’- ‘to be fat, swoll’