On our way to meet folks for lunch we had time to spare so stopped in a little artisan shop, one we had been in before. The wife runs it and her husband is the artist. There is something for everyone there...we bought this gorgeous plate, all set for hanging. The name of the shop is Cerámica Galaxcy and it's on Calle Large 5-42 y 5-44. She is delightful, speaks very slowly to help us understand, told us that touristas were her main business. We were still early for lunch so I waited for our friends to arrive and Stu walked down to Nucallata for more dark coffee beans.
We also had another wonderful encounter while in El Centro, think this was on Wednesday. On our last trip here, I bought a little copper hummingbird as a souvenir. The artisan was a true craftsman but it took him calling on a friend who then went a got a local high school boy to translator before we could conclude the sale. This time the friend came by just as we were leaving, we had managed just fine. He was so proud, and rightly so, of his work and now he is working in silver as well as copper.
I bought another little humming bird to sit by my desk...he carefully wrapped it, put it in a little box and then ran to the back to get me a little gift bag for it! The final straw was when he ran across the street to tell us that we needed to go to the corner for the bus, after he watched it pass us by. True gentleman...we will revisit often. Now I know where it is! The artisan is Marco Machado and his shop is AHUACUNA Tejieno en el Camino, Juan Montalvo 7-86 y Sucre
This was the hummingbird we bought a year ago...hard to see the colors though.
These are from this visit...
It's been a great week...and the week isn't over yet! We are meeting Tom & Mark again tomorrow at Popacuchu, our favorite spot to introduce to new folks.
