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Aresta Viva patchwork

This series of 20 individual ceramic tiles are all hand made with the Aresta Viva technique. The design of the tiles is inspired by that of the Moorish influences in the Iberian Peninsula, as well as the 17th century Portuguese tradition of tile making.
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Rui Mascarenhas
Faro, Portugal
When Rui Mascarenhas’ mother opened her studio in 1989, she named it Aresta Viva after an ancestral Hispano-Moresque Azulejo technique. Azulejo tilema ...
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