Last month, I went to a ceramic festival in Kyoto. It was a beautiful sunny day. My main purpose was to look for some blank porcelain pieces to paint. Even so, it was so much fun to look around at various pieces at vendors. I thought there were more people than last year.

It's my sixth time to visit, so I've well known where I can find white porcelain pieces. The shop in the picture below was one of the places. I'm happy that I found a simple vase there.

I like simple designs for using at home, but I've already had so many dishes that I didn't buy any.

The tableware at the vendor's stall in the picture below looked so cute.

I was particularly interested in this vendor because it was a ceramics training school. I didn't see any blank pieces there, but I thought that the school students might make some for me if I asked. I might approach them about it in the future.

There were food stalls as well.

Here are blank pieces I bought. This year, I could find a lot and I'm very happy with them.

I'm especially happy with three large white plates. I'm already planning on painting Japanese maples, some birds, and a sumi-e style of landscape on them. I think it's time for me to start working on the designs!

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