One of my first trips outside Bangkok was to Suranaree Technical University's campus (back then, the university was still under construction). On the way back, I was shown around Dan Kwian to see how Thai pottery was done. Back then, the products were mostly for practical purposes, such as collecting rain water.
How things have changed. Dan Kwian has embraced the mass market and now the pottery made is mostly for decorative use. Sure, these farang kids pictured below are cute, and the clay figures probably sell well, but they don't have much to do with Thai culture or with traditional handicraft skills.
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