2024 Collection

Landscape is essential in establishing the identity of a given place.

Who are we? Where are we from?

We belong to the places we inhabit and recall with familiarity and affection. A landscape and its history become our commonality in spite of our individual and diverse identities.

Inspired by nature

Here in Nosara I found two defining characteristics in pochote spines and in the traces of snails in the sand. These natural protagonists transform into decorative facets, becoming a part of our daily vernacular and dialogue in the place where we reside.

The shapes are the result of my investigation between inspiration and local tradition. My work explores a new meaning of ancestral objects in which the vessels and pieces of a ceremonial nature stand out.

Merging these lines with GPS tracks, the result is an exploration in ceramic mapping, utilizing natural patterns, composed of trajectories, tangled and finally presented simply as lines that reflect (our own) intricate paths.

Lou Castillo
Nosara, 2024