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Paparkone Ceramics: From Wheel to Wonder

Paparkone

Antònia, the dimoni, watches from the corner. Her mischievous grin carved into clay seems to flicker from a shelve at the Paparkone showroom, hidden at the end of a leafy backyard off Carrer Sant Feliu. You step through the door and suddenly you’re not in Palma anymore. You’re somewhere softer, slower, where time behaves differently. Here, everything is made by hand, and nothing is made in a rush. A mug winks from a shelf. A platter leans nonchalantly against a wall like it knows its own charm…

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Pastorets Mallorquins: Christmas Figurines

Carme Garcia, Mallorca

It’s time again. Christmas Markets are about to open on the island. Golden lights will illuminate a magic scenery, full of beautiful handicrafts. In addition to the classic nativity figures there is a whole world of small figurines that embody traditional trades on Mallorca. The pastorets are lovingly crafted down to the last detail, colored by hand and carefully decorated.  Carme Garcia is one of the artisans who has been making these tiny people at her home for decades. You’ll meet her on the…