05/22/2026
Well, we had a pretty brisk day of slinging face jugs in the gallery today BUT never fear, y'all! There are still plenty of wild, weird, and funky friends looking for their forever homes! Our 14th Annual Face Jug Show is open through Wednesday May 27th! Take a peek and see if you find someone to adopt!
For today's artist spotlight, we're featuring the face jug stylings of native Argentinian, Feliciano Abaurre!
Feliciano started working with clay in 2010 while living in the mountains of northern Argentina, helping a potter friend paint pots with pigments & oxide and hand-building his own creations. It was only a matter of time before Feliciano sat down at a wheel to turn his own vessels and couldn't get enough of communing with the clay.
As luck would have it, the love of his life is a Georgia gal and these days they're raising their family on a farm outside Marietta. When Feliciano first came to Georgia, he helped his wife's grandfather sell vegetables at the farmer's market, and put some of his pottery & ceramic carnival masks on the table as well. It was granddad who first encouraged him to delve into the face jug tradition, and he was hooked straightaway. I just love how organically Feliciano found his way to making face jugs and what a fresh perspective he brings to the tradition.
Feliciano digs his clay from their farm & primarily glazes his work with ashes from different trees and local minerals. He's been known to fire his kiln with the muscadine vines he also uses to make wine and sometimes decorate his face jugs with horns shed from their goats. He draws inspiration from symbols, textures, & ancient cultures, but also the world all around him: the woods, animals, transformation, fear, death, happiness, and humor.
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