Between last Friday and today, I worked in some papers that I had to give to the operator and the teacher. I also set the schedule for the next activities related with the increase of the participation of the elders in the project, and some meetings. The rest of the time, I decided to spend it with some people of the town that, very nicely, offered their own time to show me some important places related with the ceramics.
Even if there are not a lot of workshops or fabrics in the town, as anyone can expect, is easy to distinguish how traditional is the craft. When I was walking and visiting those places, the history that is behind became self–evident in the locations, the physical structure and the attitude of the owners. Although, whenever I’ve had lunch, dinner o just a coffee, it hasn’t been frequent to find the food served in the traditional plates; the owners used to say that is not because they don’t like it but just because is more expensive than the Chinese and it’s hard to make the decision of a bigger investment.
I think that maybe if the owners of the food and coffee places receive some economical support, this ironic situation can change, mostly, those places located in the “ceramics street”.