Mama SRL

[edgtf_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”#d6a67c” background_color=””]T[/edgtf_dropcaps]itlul se refera clar la castroane, cesti, minunatele creatii din portelan atat de firave in mainile noastre. Obisnuiam sa urasc moda pastrarii vechilor obiecte din argint sau portelan. Asta pentru ca in fiecare an curatenia casei presupunea scoaterea acelor lucruri nebunesti si lustruirea lor in dulapurile reimprospatate. Din meu punctul de vedere  de copil asta era o adevarata pierdere de timp. Adica va puteti imagina cat de mult din timpul meu era irosit cu tacamuri si vesela inutile? Acum mama a renuntat in cele din urma sa incerce sa imi lase in grija aceset obiecte inutile. Si tocmai acum, cand am devenit mama, ma joc cu cesti de ceai din portelan. Si fiul meu a fost temator sa nu le sparga si sa ma supere. Jur ca nu a spart nimic pana acum si chiar cand doamna care ne face curatenie a spart o ceasca de cafea am reactionat calm. Inca astept sa revina in stoc, daca mai revine vreodata, ca sa pot sa am din nou o pereche. Desi, ca sa fiu sincera, nimeni in afara de obsesiile mele nu a sesizat lipsa acelei cesti. Dintr-o data simt ca acele stupide flori pictate pe o ceramica fragila are un sens romantic. Nu e asa, dar sincer nu prea iti pui mintea cu o mama pentru simtul ei estetic. Pare ca o data ce devenim mame, devenim un fel de arhitecti ai vietii. O fata ce dam viata devenim un fel de zeite (zeite ale faptelor). Este un trend la moda si nu poti sa te opui acum. Imi apreciez autoironia poate mai mult decat apuca altii sa o consume. Aceasta ironie ma ajuta sa nu ajung mai presus de orice zeita intalnita pana acum. Prin intalnit ma refer la o simpla cautare pe Google. La naiba, e atat de bine sa stiu ce portelan mai e in dulapul cui! Ma face sa ma intreb cum reuseau bunicile noastre sa traiasca doar cu barfa si rare vizualizari. Poate ca de aceea istorisirile erau ceva mai imbogatite cu detalii. Poate de aceea portelanul era asa de atent pictat cu detalii. Pentru ca pe atunci oamenii acordau atentie acestor detalii, poate mai mult decat avem noi timp acum. 

In Germana termenul pentru portelan este “Weisses Gold” – aur alb. Asa ca poate oamenii investeau in astfel de obiecte ceramice ca fiind pretioase. Imi pare rau dar nu imi pot imagina cum te duci la amanet cu un set de farfurii (uneori incomplet sau usor lovite) si sa ne asteptam sa fie evaluate? Sunt cateva piese valoroase in muzeele din lume, dar tu nu obtii aceeasi valoare pentru obiectele din portelan pentru uz casnic.

Argintul este cu totul alta poveste intrucat este foarte rezistent si aceasta mostenire poate fi transmisa, amanetata sau pur si simplu folosit pentru generatii. La fel si aurul. 

Eu sunt inca fascinata de aur, dar mi se pare chiar amuzant sa locuiesc intr-un apartament mic si sa folosesc tacamuri de aur. Va puteti imagina micul dejun somptuos cand de fapt noi suntem niste furnicute ce muncesc de zor sa aiba altii niste vieti mai bune? Pentru ca apropo: sustenabilitatea inseamna sa te simti bine cu tine insati, nu doar prin munca si prin a face altora bine. Nu ne imbunatatim vietile cu nimic daca cumparam iluzia aristocratiei intr-un apartament minuscul. Mi-ar placea sa locuiesc intr-o casa cu gradina si eventual centrala, dar nu mi-o pot permite. Deci hai sa uitam de himera asta a luxului si sa revenim la lucruri ceva mai rezistente si sustenabile. Portelanul meu a fost primit cadou asa ca ma voi sclifosi pentru o perioada scurta, inainte sa se sparga in multe bucati si sa sfarseasca in mod sustenabil la groapa de gunoi. Nimeni nu recicleaza portelan, dar materialul este prietenos cu natura. Tarana din tarana. Un soi mai pretios de tarana. 

Cum mai toate obiectele noastre sunt fabricat in China si nu sunt rezistente, predecesorii nostri par sa fi pus valoare pe lucruri facute in China astfel ca portelanul chinezesc este un reper de valoare. Intr-o lume in care valorile pentru viata se schimba, de ce ai pastra inca portelanul ca fiind o mostenire valoroasa?

Why Is China Called China?

[edgtf_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”#d6a67c” background_color=””]T[/edgtf_dropcaps]he question is clearly referring to the bowls, cups, beautiful “china in your hands”. I used to be very much against this fashion of having old china or silver objects. That was because every year cleaning up the house would mean taking out those crazy things and making them into a beautiful clean cupboards. From point of view as a child that was a clear waste of time. I mean can you actually imagine how much of my time was wasted with useless cutlery and crockery? Now my mom has finally given in and stopped trying to pass me on those non sense objects. And just now, as I have become a mother, I am playing with china tea cups. My kid is afraid of breaking them not to upset me. I swear he didn’t break any and even when the cleaning lady broke one cup of espresso coffee I was fine. I am still waiting for it to come back in stock, if ever, so I can pair it up. Although, to be honest, nobody but my OCD noticed its missing. Suddenly I feel those stupid flowers painted on some fragile ceramic make some sort of romantic sense. They don’t, but you can’t really argue a mother for its sense of esthetics. Seems like once we become mothers, we are growing into these fine architects of life. Once you give birth to a baby then you become GOD (goddess of deeds). It’s a fashionable trend and you can’t really argue with it for now. I love my self irony maybe more than the others get to laugh at it. This irony keeps me from becoming bigger any GOD met so far. By met I refer to a simple Google search. Damn, it’s so nice knowing what china is in who’s cupboard! Makes me wonder how did our grandmothers live just with gossip and rare visuals. Maybe that’s why stories were getting inflated with extra details. Maybe that’s why china had so many little painted details. Cause back then they were paying attention to these details, perhaps more than we have time now. 

In German the word for china is actually Weisses Gold. So people would actually invest in this sort of ceramics also as being valuable. I am sorry but can you imagine going to the pond shop with the set of plates (sometimes incomplete or slightly bruised) and expecting to be valued for? There are few valuable pieces in the museums of the world, but then you really don’t get that value for the china products in a regular household.

Silver is a different thing as being very resistant and that heritage can actually be passed on, ponded or simply used for generations in a row. Same goes for gold.

I am still into gold, but I find it quite hilarious to live in a small apartment and use golden cutlery. Can you imagine the posh breakfast when we are actually the ants working our buts our to make life of others better? Because by the way: sustainability means feeling also good about yourself, not just working and doing good stuff for others. We are not making our lives any better while buying the illusion of aristocracy in a tiny apartment. I would love to live in a house with a garden and maybe downtown, but I cannot afford it. So, forget the posh bullshit and get back to proper sturdy stuff and sustainable. My china was received as a gift so I can pamper myself for a short while, before it breaks into a million pieces and ends up in a sustainable way at the garbage dump. Nobody really recycles china, but the materials themselves are nature friendly. From dust to dust. A more valuable dust.

As most of our objects are made in China and they don’t last, our predecessors seem to value something made in China so much as call it referring to the country, making it a valuable referree. In a world with changing values for life, why would you still keep china as valuable heritage?