ES FANGUETI ceramics workshop.
We are Barbara and Joana, components of the workshop of ceramic artisan ES FANGUETI.
We use traditional techniques of clay to give the parts an absolutely current air.
Barbara Pons and Joana Muñoz
Barbara Pons: Bachelor of Applied Arts in the specialty of Ceramics Art by the Escola Massana and the Escola d’Arts Aplicades i Oficis Artístics of Llotja de Barcelona.
Since 1986 I’ve been doing several courses of specialization, including molds, ceramic screen printing, restoration and conservation of mosaics, restoration of ceramic and porcelain antiques, improvement of the use of the potter’s wheel and of specialization in the glazes and clay fired process.
I have also participated in several workshops and seminars on contemporary ceramics. All of above courses in Barcelona, Girona and Menorca.
I also taught ceramics to children in the Escola Groc of Barcelona and a course in ceramics for elementary education and special education teachers in Menorca.
I am also qualified as Master Craftsman Potter nº631. In 1995 I founded the workshop of ceramics ES FANGUETI together with Joana Muñoz.
Joana Muñoz : I did my apprenticeship with Bárbara Pons and I have done different courses of specialization, such as firing of special glazes and ceramics bodies since 1995.
I worked for a time in Paco Lora workshop and today I am working in our workshop ES FANGUETI.
I am also qualified as Craftsman Potter nº 193.
We have won several awards among which we highlight the 1st prize in handicrafts in Menorca (2008) and on two occasions (2004 / 2007) 1st prize for the best contemporary piece in Mercadal’s Handcraft Contest. We have participated in several exhibitions on the island, and since 2003 we have been participating in different craft markets in Menorca as well as in Mallorca, Barcelona and Madrid.
We have the DQA nº 237 (Document of Qualification Artisan of the Balearic Government) and also the Brand Guarantee Quality nº10 of the Consell Insular de Menorca.
