Close-up of a woman wearing a white textured top with vertical lines, holding a brown ceramic cup or mug with both hands, showing rings on her fingers.

África Aguiar is a Spanish ceramic artist and creative based in Paris

Watercolor illustration of a mug with handwritten notes and arrows pointing to it, with the words "autumn in the woods" and "light through the trees" visible.

La Bacante was born out of a struggle for meaning where clay became the vehicle of intimate self-exploration. From the hours spent in solitude crafting vessels came a message: it is the smallest of our daily rituals, our overlooked connection to Earth, ourselves, and each other, that give life its meaning.

La Bacante advocates for the celebration of life’s minuscule rites and joys, as they’re the strands with which the tapestries of our lives are woven.

A drawing of a cup with handwritten text around it that reads 'smash your handers' and 'body' with an arrow pointing to the cup.
A watercolor painting of a brown ceramic coffee mug with an empty interior, placed against a plain white background.

Functional ceramic pieces are an ode to those innocuous daily moments; often overlooked, vehicles of sharing, eternal witnesses; they’re art that we live in.