Sílvia Jácome was born in 1973 in France. She moved to Portugal at a very young age, settling in Tomar, her parents’ hometown.She first became involved in ceramics whilst studying the Design and Ceramic Technologies course at ESAD in Caldas da Rainha in 1994. For several years, she worked as a ceramic designer in the ceramics industry. However, her desire to create distinctive pieces that expressed her own voice led her to eventually launch her own ceramics project. Throughout her professional career, she has attended various courses and training programmes at Cencal. She has taken part in fairs and craft, design and ceramics markets in various cities across the country and in the Netherlands. She has taken part in group exhibitions and, in 2024, held her first solo exhibition in the town where she lives and works, Caldas da Rainha. That same year, she was awarded the prize for Best Handicraft Piece linked to the Identity and Heritage of Covilhã.

‘For me, creating is a necessity. When I create, I feel that I’m doing something worthwhile.’