Ceramic Pottery | Local Legends

We just take it for granted but many of the things we use are designed and thought about before they are made Ang Chaong Quezon is a large field Many large parts are water vegetable fields and mines The livelihood of people here is mainly farming I am Augusto Biguian 55 years old A potter here is Chaong Quezon My mother is a seamstress She makes wedding dresses My father is a rice miller We have a rice mill I grew up in the countryside I found the inspiration for my potter at Dito We see Ugo as a very successful potter because he was not only one of the pioneers in pursuing stoneware material but also succeeded in making contac Not only with the local market but also the international market I'm Professor Rita Godinho I'm head of the UP College of Fine Arts Ceramic Studio We're kind of like taking baby steps especially with the stoneware clay Since you are perhaps more familiar with it this is the earthenware we are known for This is the pot These are the garden planters This is my bed and breakfast We call him the hero It's like a baby who's about to fall asleep I'm a high school student I have an idea of how to see it because my father is also a businessman On that day We are making extra money by drawing A high school student is the one who draws I am the one who is an accountant Well in 1983-84 When I graduated I tried to apply to banks like a child I dream of being in Manila But maybe I'm looking for myself I'm not at the office yet If the kid who grew up in the countryside So after a few days I came back here I didn't hesitate Because I knew I would be staying here Let's soak the clay in the water I need to mix them together because I want to mix the ball clay with the stockboard clay I'm still a student I was there in Candelaria at the potter-painter Jaime de Guzman and there I saw oh the beauty Strange-looking unusual So I see what they're doing So I said I want to become a potter I have no background So my main resource book The first step is Of course when gathering materials I have no idea where I'll get it This is our local ball clay We'll mix it in the minimix We also bought the same stoneware We need to remix it to fit our way of working You can't buy it that quickly with clay You really need to process it When Jaime de Guzman left for Sagada We have some leftover materials So I bought the ones for Anne from Jaime' s wife We are keeping them Handmade with labor There's no two alike because each is unique In 1983-84 I was working experiment inside three years I no longer sleep mold Jars small items You love what you do There 's no failure You will keep finding ways because you want it to succeed I need to balance the control Also you know that's why it's squeezed So that's the sound Don't be so sensitive So don't take it so personally This is really impressive As a partner one characteristic I value is being critical I have different expressions different styles I said why is everything perfect I tried to learn and create a perfect form on the wheel It was so boring All perfect all perfect So I did an experiment by cutting it it deformed That's why I did that to fit the roots I get I want to show you the various things I can do We need to air dry So we don't dry it in the sun because it will burn It needs to be slowly dried We started three years ago before I had a chance to exhibit Someone even wrote to me All Agog on Ugus Pats I know what's the deal with the crowd As a first-time potter parang there 's something like that's different I present So that's why My show is not over yet I already have a new show next year So I ended up with a seven years straight Ito yung first record Ang tawag dito yung base record Para tumigas Para You can paint it any color It cannot be painted any color the raw in glaze because it will melt So when this happens We needed to be honest We exported in 1989 The name of our company Sari Crops We were entertained We were in the system We presented a big tapestry I know an exporter how many can you make We know one Export is not an art piece It's a commodity I will try to produce 27 000 pieces of small item We exported to the US PR1 to London Artistic expression is stifled because you can't exercise creativity Because you're being dictated to One-off pieces only Order in hundreds or thousands So that 's the challenge I think because this work is not conventionally manufactured The environment of Ubu is laid-back Hey what's up Then suddenly it's like you're rushing because of the deadlines What triggered me was Stay still that was the time the dollar fell That small yet it still affected you with such a huge problem The world Production has somewhat stopped There was an effect It was somewhat strange I wondered what to do The most important thing to me is of course life When you have a long time you will feel it Trust your body to know what is right So I realized that less stress makes it more enjoyable to be creativeI was 1995 when I stopped We each have our own style I steal-in the English way We each have our own recipe I maintain my style using mostly matte glazes He won't be able to buy I'm focusing on the local market It's getting a bit stronger Many people are coming here Sabi Ugo we have nothing to eat here in Chaong So my mom and I are cooking Our grilled meats simple vegetables 2001 we decided to open a restaurant At the same time you can incorporate The pottery The one that my father gave me my mother because that day we had a store That was 1972 Imagine the colors of your glaze and the food will come out nicely on the plate you made It's naturally artistic Dining Even the plating is an art form So his ceramic works are like his canvas and his paint is It's the food naman Mas na- appreciate as nakikita yung ganda at sarap ng pagkain when it's served in an Ugo plate In an Ugo bowl He is a pride not only to Quezon but to the Philippines right Because his works are well-received and collected Internationally Because Ugo's works arrived they realized that using artworks was a different experience to be part of your life I have much more to show I'm so happy to be called just a father If I die and come back to life I want to be a father again It would be wonderful joyful a huge shame Because this is where I achieved everything