We visited Bat Trang Village today. The village is well known for its ceramics. We were lucky enough to get to go with some students from Bryce's class. One of them lives in the village and invited us to his home to see their ceramics being made and to have lunch with his family. They were lovely and gave us the inside scoop on the whole process.
This guy was making containers for the pieces to be fired in. He was mixing materials with his feet here in a cool little dance.
Bryce and Titus worked together to make a snail with their hands. You can kind of see the big block of clay in the background.
There is a woman there who paints the same design on tea cups all day. Her hands moved so fast it was impossible to tell what she did and when. One second the cup was blank and then next it was finished and nestled in stacks with hundreds of others. She let Titus and Maggie paint a few cups of their own. They had some very original, if less precise, designs.
This family made tea cups and tea pots. These are the cup molds. In the background you can see the door to the kiln. It's coal powered and wasn't on today.
We also went shopping. There were so many beautiful things. I kept trying to remind myself that ceramics aren't easy to take home in your luggage. Of course, I bought stuff anyway. What else could I do on a beautiful sunny day in a town full of shops?
This guy was making containers for the pieces to be fired in. He was mixing materials with his feet here in a cool little dance. 
Bryce and Titus worked together to make a snail with their hands. You can kind of see the big block of clay in the background.
There is a woman there who paints the same design on tea cups all day. Her hands moved so fast it was impossible to tell what she did and when. One second the cup was blank and then next it was finished and nestled in stacks with hundreds of others. She let Titus and Maggie paint a few cups of their own. They had some very original, if less precise, designs.
This family made tea cups and tea pots. These are the cup molds. In the background you can see the door to the kiln. It's coal powered and wasn't on today.
We also went shopping. There were so many beautiful things. I kept trying to remind myself that ceramics aren't easy to take home in your luggage. Of course, I bought stuff anyway. What else could I do on a beautiful sunny day in a town full of shops?
1 comment:
I'm so excited to try that recipe, spring rolls are the best! Sounds like you had a great thanksgiving! I would be so tempted to just buy everything, but bringing it home would be the challenge..
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