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Introduction History. Spanish handicrafts -Botijo -Wicker net -nativity figures In Murcia. MATERIALS. Spain has adapted to the movement of generations . Each Spanish region keeps its handicraft culture.
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Introduction • History. • Spanish handicrafts -Botijo -Wicker net -nativity figures • In Murcia
MATERIALS. • Spain has adapted to themovement of generations. • EachSpanishregionkeepsitshandicraft culture. • Mostimportantmaterials are leather,glass,ceramicsand somemetals . • Abundance of rawmaterials lead to jobs.
Esparto • Stracted from several wild plants. • Used to make ropes,shoes and nets. • It forms part of the Iberic vegetation. • Process:
Silk In theRegion of Murcia, silkbegantogrow in theeighthcentury. Todayfewpeoplecultivatedit. Todaysilkisusedtoembroidereastertypicalclothing.
Pottery • The art of elaborating mud or clay objects. • In Murcia we can find potters in: • Totana. • Lorca. • Mula. • Aledo.
Craftsmen must seek and prepare the mud, and also take care of its texture.
3.1-BOTIJO -complex and simple -created in areaswithhigh -made up of clay. -Refrigerationby evaporation.
3.3-WICKER NET Wicker comes from a vegetal brand. Complexprocess to makethem. Wickerneed to be in waterseveraldays,beforeworking
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NATIVITY FIGURES • In the Region of Murcia there are the main craftsmen of nativity figures of the country, which in many cases are little works of art. • To make this figures are used very old techniques and the raw material, that are: clay, carefully modeled and paint that make them look real.
HOW TO MAKE Thenativity figures are reproductions of original sketches. Theartisans use variousplastercastsforeach figure, so they are perfect. Themolds are filled and emptiedmanually. Thepiecesobtained are driedto lose moisture ,thenput in an oven forseveralhours and finallypaintingthem.
IN MURCIA -Mostcommonmaterialsclay,wood,wicker,esparto,cane and iron. -Handicrafts in everypart of theregion.Differentmaterials -Recoveredprocesses,tecniques. -Handicrafts centres in Murcia,Lorca and Cartagena. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGpIGvaO-04
Regional centers forcrafts Murcia Cartagena Lorca
Handicraftsmarkets During weekends, we have the opportunity to go to these markets and see traditional products from different places.