Ceramics & Pottery: Philippines

Palayok

A clay pot used as the traditional food preparation container in the Philippines.

Banga

meaning "pot", is an earthen container originated by the northern Cordillera region of the Philippines used for fetching liquid.

Tapayan

A large earthenware vessel for holding water and for fermentation; considered back then as an important household item for storage of both drinking and cleaning water.

Manunggul jar

Funerary vessel found in the Tabon Caves of Palawan.
Its cover has a boat with 2 figures symbolizing prehistoric Filipino journey to afterlife.

Kendi

A spouted jar design of Indian origin that is difficult to make produced in 10th Century Philippines.

burnay

Ilocano native term for large earthenware, mainly used for fermentation and storage of liquid.

Jon Pettyjohn

Of Phil-American descent, he has learned of his craft in Barcelona where he worked as an apprentice at a small studio. He makes traditional functional pottery and his works are one of a kind.

Lanuelle Abueva-Fernando

Based in Antipolo City, she specializes in handmade functional stoneware ceramics. She began incorporating volcanic ash glazes in some of her works after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo.

Ugu Bigyan

Primarily distinguishes his work through his appropriation of bamboo and twigs as additional elements. Produced tiles, sculptural as well as utilitarian pieces, aside from continuing to create terra cotta embellished surfaces, and overseeing his pottery workshops.

Hadrian Mendoza

He is a Filipino stoneware potter, works with a fearless and audacious search for the unusual and indigenous forms which include expressionistic and abstract shapes.