The reason tourists (some brought in by the busload from Germany) go to Bolesławiec is for the stoneware. We foreigners love it and use it. Poles don't.
In the garden of the factory we toured.
In the garden of the factory we toured.
Ready for stamping/painting.
Ready for stamping/painting.
Megan in front of unglazed dishes.
Unglazed pitchers.
They use stamps made from sponges for the designs and fill in with some hand-painted details.
Tools of the trade.
Casualties.
Glazing station.
Glazed and ready for the kiln.
A kiln.The stoneware bakes for 12 hours.
Just out of the kiln.
To give you an idea of how big the kilns are...
Look at the difference in color!
Who is Sally Taylor?
'Cause she's getting a big shipment of stoneware!Then we were off to the factory store...
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