Ceramic Pine Cones Sicily

The ceramic pine cone is an object of the sicilian tradition and lends itself to numerous meanings that have their roots in the distant babylonian culture penetrating the greek and roman catholic cultures with the meaning of cosmic egg linked to the birth of creation to the principle of all.

Ceramic pine cones sicily.

Sicilian pine cone for good luck and prosperity. Sicilian ceramic green pine cone handmade in caltagirone. Just this past september i was lucky to be in sicily celebrating a friend s 60th birthday. 5 out of 5 stars 366 366 reviews.

Giacomo alessi ceramic heads which are entirely made and decorated by hand furnish your home with elegance style and personality. In 1978 he began to create artistic ceramics constantly researching materials and tecniques. These colorful pine cones symbolize warmth and hospitality. While there we visited caltagirone and purchased a beautiful pair of ceramic pine cones that we intended to install on the fence posts of my house.

All over sicily you will see ceramic pine cones donning the gates and entryways of homes and businesses. Giacomo alessi and his wife giovanna who manages the administrative and commercial side of the company have innovated and renewed the rich tradition of sicilian ceramics turning it into a means of. Ceramic pine cones made in sicily caltagirone ceramics and hand decorated in the best tradition available in various shapes and decorations. Still remain in sicily trace of meaning of the pine cone where often dominates not only on the pillars of the entrance gate but is used as an ornament with different sizes and materials also as an ornamental for iron beds in the top of the four corners as used to be in the nineteenth century.

Baroqe style earrings with sicily ceramic pine cone chapeauatelier. Sale price 32 73 32 73 40 92 original price 40 92 20 off. In this website we use own and third party cookies to improve navigation and to offer personalized content and advertising. Sicilian ceramic pine cones.

Contact us call us. These distinctive objects adorn the balconies of houses and are also used for interior decoration. Giacomo alessi was born in 1955 in the sicilian city caltagirone where he lives and works today. Pine cone in sicily in sicily this tradition is so loved that the ceramic pine cone is present in almost all homes.

My name is susan and i live in denver colorado. On the pillars placed at the entrance on the balconies or inside the rooms. Ceramic vases shaped like heads are so widespread in sicily that they have become one of the island s symbols.