Comunidad Wiñay
Bolivia
Comunidad Wiñay is a collective of producer associations in Cochabamba, Bolivia, that aims to provide stable employment for women in the community and to provide education for their children. Wiñay’s ceramic pieces are carefully hand-formed and designed, lending each a unique style and mode of artistic expression. In addition to paying adequate wages and offering a safe working environment, Wiñay’s ceramics workshop also operates a daycare, which provides healthcare, education, and meals for the children of its employees.
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Painted Ceramic Chicken Origin: Bolivia Comunidad Wiñay These hand-crafted black and white ceramic chickens with beautiful individually painted terracotta feathers will brighten your day. With a hollow center, the chicken can be used as a pot for a small plant, a candy jar, or a pencil holder. Artisans in the Cochabamba valley skillfully create each chicken at Comunidad Wiñay, a cooperatively owned ceramic workshop. With support from GGP, Comunidad Wiñay provides daycare, healthcare, education, and meal services for artisans and their children.
6” x 5” x 5”
