We went to look at the craft showroom in Trujillo yesterday. We wanted to look at another showroom other than Llerena, to see what sorts of things we being shown and to look at prices and display. We decided on Trujillo because it would be touristy. It is in an old convent, and those great big doors on the left are open so it was very cold! There’s a massive wall carving on the right which obviously shows something gruesome happening to a saint.
I came away not knowing if I had learned anything or not, which I guess is a good thing, as if I had come away feeling that I had learned too much then it would mean we were on the wrong track. I think we were both a little surprised by the jewellery that was in there – with the exception of some filligree jewelry which was technically very clever, the rest was pretty low end. This contrasted with some of the other things that were in there which were much higher end, including furniture, wicker work, some lovely ceramics and some fabulous huge floor standing marble lamps which we have earmarked for the new house. I was surprised at the number of physically large things on show, although as the place was big they weren’t too worried about space.
The highlight for both of us was some hand puppets which were made from what looked like sculpted sponge which were then painted. They were very clever, we’d not seen anything like it before.
We will visit the other showrooms too so we can get a feel for the sort of things that they are displaying, but in the meantime pressing on with plans as they stand.