THOUSANDS of ceramic products in a variety of shapes, decorations and colors, enliven the 100 or so kiosks spread across the Kasongan Tourist village in Bantul regency, Yogyakarta Special Province, last Sunday. The flow of tourists has heralded the revival of the tourist pulse and economy of one of the most celebrated ceramic centers in the area.

In every corner of the village, some 2,400 earthenware craftspeople are enthusiastically at work. Bu