I'm Marta, mind and heart of Terralenta.
When I was little I was given a toy lathe . I liked it, but I didn't fall in love. One of the cups I had created with my dad's help had been lying around the house for years. It was blue.
Then I forgot about everything. Years passed, I finished high school, I graduated once, then the second time. I moved in with someone, I got married, my little Matilde arrived. Suddenly I felt the need to return to clay, to create. To leave a job in a world I had long dreamed of, only to discover that it was a disappointment. To make room for something positive and pure, for her, for me, for everyone.
And somehow that famous little blue cup has returned. I don't know why or how, but it brought me here.
I attended practical and theoretical courses, studied, tried and tried again and understood that the lathe is the tool through which I can express myself best. In my creations I try to enclose my aesthetic sense: a balance between essentiality, naturalness and character. Stoneware is the material I love the most; with a soul deeply rooted in the earth, just as family ties and nature are at the center of my life and my production, it allows me to infuse that sense of warmth and authenticity in what I create.
My creations do not strive for perfection, but for reality. The subtle variations in color, texture and shape, along with small surface irregularities, such as chamotte variations, are an integral part of the uniqueness of the materials and artistic processes that give life to my creations.
Terralenta is the project that brought together everything I love —art, photography, design —offering me the opportunity to express it in the most authentic and personal way. It was born thanks to a dream, passion and the support of those who believed in me from the beginning. For this reason, I want to dedicate a special thought to Luca, my life partner , who more than anyone else encouraged me to give shape to this vision.
