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What the potter leaves at the door

Every jug on the table is thrown eleven kilometres away, in Ano Meria. A visit to the workshop.

White ceramic jugs with blue glazed tops drying on a stone bench

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Eleni Vasilaki

Every jug on the table was thrown eleven kilometres away, in a workshop at Ano Meria with one wheel and no sign.

Blue at the top

The glaze is the same one the potter's grandmother used, a blue that only goes on the upper third because cobalt was expensive and habits outlast reasons.

She delivers on Thursdays and leaves the box at the door of level two without knocking.

Visiting

The workshop is open most mornings. Ask at the desk and we will ring ahead, which is the only way anybody knows she is in.

Keep reading, if the boat is late.

Keep reading, if the boat is late.

A calm sea under a pink and lilac sky just before sunrise

Level 0

The lift stops at the sea.

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