The Clay Legacy of Itá In the heart of Paraguay, within the town of Itá—a place affectionately known as the Capital of Ceramics—the earth itself seems to hold the stories of generations. It was here, in 1967, that Julia Isídrez was born into a lineage defined by the rhythmic shaping of clay. Her artistic soul was nurtured under the watchful and expert eyes of her mother, the renowned Juana Marta Rodas, a master who carried the ancestral secrets of the Guaraní people through her own mother and grandmother. This profound connection to heritage meant that for Isídrez, pottery was never merely a…