Ceramics Monthly Interview: Unpredictability and Balance: The Work of Nina Gerada

Growing up in Malta in the 1980s and 90s was a creative place for Gerada. “People made and mended things,” she recalls. “My grandmother was renowned for her skill in matching color by dying fabrics. She also made and decorated wedding cakes and bridal wear. One grandfather made replica Victorian furniture, the other was a Dante expert. My father sailed in the summers and fixed his boat during the winters, and my mother sewed clothes for us.