Jabulile Nala

South Africa

Year(s) attended: 2010, 2011

Ceramic

Descending from a famous line of potters, Jabulile was taught by her mother, renowned potter Nesta Nala, and her grandmother Simphiwe.

Zulu beer pots, a customary part of Zulu weddings, births, marriages and burials, symbolize hospitality and communality.

In the traditional manner, Jabulile hand-digs clay near her home, and coils, burnishes, fires, and rubs her pots with animal fat.

Her family is also known for infusing their work with a contemporary spirit, creating larger and more elaborate forms, for which Jabulile is becoming nationally and internationally known.