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The Front Door
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Art in the form of petroglyphs decorated the outside wall on either side of the front door. Overhead a sign read, "Ceramica."


Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:33:23 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0487
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A Shovel
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Just inside the front door was a shovel without a handle next to a plastic bag ready for clay.


Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:33:34 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0488
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The Shop
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Pottery for sale was on display on shelves. There were these shelves, and two other sets of shelves on other walls. Thus the room was surrounded by pottery for sale.


Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:54:18 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0536
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The Pottery
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The pottery was arranged almost at random. Different styles placed together on a shelf. To find a set, one had to wander the shop to find matching pieces. At the bottom-left was a ceramic turtle.


Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 16:03:36 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0537
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African Designs Too
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Many different styles were on display, ranging from classical Nicaraguan, to modern art, to deco, to African.


Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 16:20:44 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0548
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Concave Too
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Some of the pottery was concave.


Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 16:20:52 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0549
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Two Openings
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Some pottery, such as this blue one, had more than one opening.


Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 16:23:15 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0550
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Bird Whistles
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These bird whistles were just two of the many for sale. Blowing loosely so wind passed under the tail, causes the bird to whistle. Holes on either side of the body allowed the tone to be changed.


Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 16:23:31 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0551
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