![Craft Workshops in Vietnam cover page.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/109319245.LjyhNNRU.jpg) Craft Workshops in Vietnam cover page. |
![Map of Vietnam with the star indicating Hanoi (the craft workshops are nearby).](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/73/691773/3/109319107.3YJIilIq.jpg) Map of Vietnam with the star indicating Hanoi (the craft workshops are nearby). |
![Street view of Bat Trang ceramic village, the best known ceramic village in Vietnam. It is located 10 km. east of Hanoi.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683306.Lle3Bayd.jpg) Street view of Bat Trang ceramic village, the best known ceramic village in Vietnam. It is located 10 km. east of Hanoi. |
![Inside a ceramic shop in Bat Trang.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683297.oRzOwB9g.jpg) Inside a ceramic shop in Bat Trang. |
![Young girls painting designs on ceramic ashtrays.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683299.85Etu0w1.jpg) Young girls painting designs on ceramic ashtrays. |
![Vietnamese girl putting the glaze on these unfired ceramic pieces.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683300.OCz0oBo9.jpg) Vietnamese girl putting the glaze on these unfired ceramic pieces. |
![It takes good eyes and steady hands to do this detailed and precise work.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683303.xKlkqdwW.jpg) It takes good eyes and steady hands to do this detailed and precise work. |
![The details on this vase are very intricate, and the colors are beautiful, although it is not glazed yet.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683304.UwnZttzW.jpg) The details on this vase are very intricate, and the colors are beautiful, although it is not glazed yet. |
![A mold is used to make these containers so exact.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683305.YNET6PjA.jpg) A mold is used to make these containers so exact. |
![A pottery shop at the Bat Trang ceramic village with the items for sale out in front.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683307.MBAiTXrj.jpg) A pottery shop at the Bat Trang ceramic village with the items for sale out in front. |
![These are more ceramic shops on the main street of Bat Trang.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683308.wVxN0poV.jpg) These are more ceramic shops on the main street of Bat Trang. |
![This horse and buggy went by me on the main street of Bat Trang.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683309.ghh8Vrj2.jpg) This horse and buggy went by me on the main street of Bat Trang. |
![Workers making furniture in Dong Ky, a timber village about 25 km. northeast of Hanoi.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683311.d2Ca8c8n.jpg) Workers making furniture in Dong Ky, a timber village about 25 km. northeast of Hanoi. |
![Many chairs for sale in the Dong Ky shop.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683312.CunCX4Et.jpg) Many chairs for sale in the Dong Ky shop. |
![Everything is artistically carved and also inlaid with mother-of-pearl in seven colors.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683313.AlkjWc3v.jpg) Everything is artistically carved and also inlaid with mother-of-pearl in seven colors. |
![This incredibly intricate dragon design is made of something other than wood since it is transparent.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683316.wVDKZLHZ.jpg) This incredibly intricate dragon design is made of something other than wood since it is transparent. |
![Different woods are used: talauma for large furniture, sindora and ironwood for polishing and manglietia for smaller furniture.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683318.r2VyZ6gV.jpg) Different woods are used: talauma for large furniture, sindora and ironwood for polishing and manglietia for smaller furniture. |
![This intricate wooden piece inlaid with a mother-of-pearl Vietnamese design is truly a masterpiece!](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683319.KX7LHCxS.jpg) This intricate wooden piece inlaid with a mother-of-pearl Vietnamese design is truly a masterpiece! |
![Our final destination was the Dong Ho, which is 30 km. east of Hanoi where traditional folk art paintings are made.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683360.XM5E1WiM.jpg) Our final destination was the Dong Ho, which is 30 km. east of Hanoi where traditional folk art paintings are made. |
![Setting up to make block prints.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683356.yIxTt4un.jpg) Setting up to make block prints. |
![This young man is carving block prints. The Dong Ho style of painting and printing are 300 years old.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/73/691773/3/106683357.k9kUn2jQ.jpg) This young man is carving block prints. The Dong Ho style of painting and printing are 300 years old. |
![Mr. Nguyen Huu Sam and Mr. Nguyen Dang Che, are the two (living) famous masters of Dong Ho folk painting.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683358.Zhbrnb2L.jpg) Mr. Nguyen Huu Sam and Mr. Nguyen Dang Che, are the two (living) famous masters of Dong Ho folk painting. |
![The printing paper, which is drying, is made of bark of a tree called Dzo. The paint comes from natural materials, too.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/106683359.HkNCC2uY.jpg) The printing paper, which is drying, is made of bark of a tree called "Dzo." The paint comes from natural materials, too. |
![I bought 2 prints at Dong Ho. I don't know the story of this one, but it's typical with its intense colors and humorous subject.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/73/691773/3/109318505.ovgjZqWl.jpg) I bought 2 prints at Dong Ho. I don't know the story of this one, but it's typical with its intense colors and humorous subject. |
![This Dong Ho print is entitled, Mouse Wedding. The mice are bribing the big cat with fish and fowl so he won't disrupt it!](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/73/691773/3/109318439.RoSCjhXv.jpg) This Dong Ho print is entitled, "Mouse Wedding." The mice are bribing the big cat with fish and fowl so he won't disrupt it! |