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Today, we took our (semi-)annual outing to Keramisto, an international pottery and ceramics market. It’s a really fun mix of styles: some potters are really semi-mass producing mugs and plates, some make purely decorative objects, there were some making hyperrealistic animal figures this year, and everything in between. It is also one of the few markets where you’re actively encouraged to touch the wares.

The weather was mostly fine, we did get a bit of rain, but it wasn’t too bad. And luckily everything on sales could get wet without any ill effect too.

But with the occasional rain, the self-absorbed baby-boomers that are always out in force whenever something ‘arty’ happens, all walked around with big umbrellas without a care for what was happening around them. We regularly found ourselves crowded out of market stalls by people with umbrellas — they even kept them open even though all the stalls were covered… I did not very much enjoy that aspect.

Of course, there were many beautiful things on display, and many things I didn’t really care for. There was nothing that really jumped out at me. There were several nice things, but nothing that I couldn’t live without. In the end, we bought a single mug with green crystal glazing, which we both like. We have a pair of saucers with such glazing, in blue.

Let’s hope for better weather next year!