569: Guillermo Guardia on his American Huaco series

569: Guillermo Guardia on his American Huaco series

May 13, 2026 · 46 min · Season 15 · Episode 569

About this episode

Guillermo Guardia discusses how his immigration experience and teaching have influenced his American Huaco series, which decorates pre-Columbian ceramics with political and social themes.

This week we return to a series featuring artists from the 16 th Annual Workhouse Clay International. Guillermo Guardia joins me to talk about how his experience with immigrating to the United States and teaching in public schools has shaped his American Huaco series. In the series he decorates pre-Columbian ceramics vessels from Peru with images highlighting political and social issues. Have you checked out the Tales from the Vault podcast feed? Become a supporter on Patreon to gain access to dozens of episodes that are no longer available on major podcast apps. To make your donation go to patreon.com/redclayrambler . Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors: Monkey Stuff www.monkeystuff.com The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art www.Rosenfieldcollection.com Cornell Studio Supply www.cornellstudiosupply.com

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Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art, Cornell Studio Supply

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