Salsal (Faten Nayroukh)

Faten Nayroukh is a dynamic woman and the founder of Salsal. She specializes in functional and decorative handmade pottery.  As a result, her work combines between simplicity, beauty, modernity and have a timeless quality.

The pottery products owe an allegiance to Palestinian history but in a modern style. She derives the images on her work from the Palestinian environment, which is known to be rich in flora and fauna species. Much focus is given to species, which are related to the Palestinian culture and heritage such as olive, wheat and anemone. Faten uses several techniques such as hand building, throwing on the wheel or formed by molds. She makes her products from clay using strong colors and nontoxic glazes.