In 1967 Jesús ( Suso) and Javier Carbajales  built up a ceramics workshop called "Rinconada". Susana Braeckman (Click here to go to Susana Braeckman Site) also starts working in this workshop in different shapes ( plates, vases, murals, etc), but the most outstanding creation was the line of animals, beginning with 25 tender and ingenious models.

The name of Rinconada comes from the first workshop that Suso and Javier had, which was situated on an alley, and Rinconada is how we call this kind of streets in Uruguay. Since 1967 the works have been signed with the "AR" logo, which is composed of a letter "a" from artesania and a very special "R" made up of a "T"  from Taller (workshop) together with an "R" from Rinconada.

(Logo created by Javier in 1967)

From 1967 to 1970 they work hard on the design of new models of animals creating a completely new line which stands out for its shapes, well-studied positions, gestures and looks as well as its paintings and little details.
Some of these examples are: the bull with a flower on its back, the rhino with a little bird on its back and the dog with a flag of peace or love.  

Javier and Jesús, 1987.

 

(Logo created by Jesús in 1976)

In 1967 they sell their pieces in the local market for the first time, in 1968 and 1969 they participate in several exhibitions in Brasil (it was a great success) and in 1970 they export their products to France, then comes U.S.A, Canada and some other countries in the following years.

 Carbajales brothers with Herben Dematte.

Between 1974 and 1979 numerous models were created, and most of them were sold in the market.

Since the very beginning, Suso and Javier have been training artists that work with them in the carving and decoration of the little animals.
In 1980 they chose one of these artists, who had been working in Rinconada since 1976, to collaborate in the design of new products for Artesania Rinconada. His name was Herben Dematte and the work he developed was certainly magnificent. Unfortunately, he died in 1996.