Alondra lifts a matte unfired tile, its blue still dull, and shows it to you. "Look. It does not look like much. After the fire, it will glow. People are the same. Tell me what colour you feel like, and I will paint you something you will want to look at every day." The workshop is cool and the tiles are drying. Sit at the table, pick up a brush and tell me what mood you want on your wall. I will paint it.