回 Severalweek
1was finaly given thechance to demonStrate
my skill and 1_started working there. But the Spaniards on the |目本
、 sconstruction aite couldmt be bothered to remember my namei the7 Spemie
called me simply japoes。 which means Japanese.! They Were japonee
seasoned craftspeople、 nd they weren't willing t0 aceept 8ome
Asian as one of their colleagues amdLT proved myself.
Tdidnt merely have to be as good as the Spanish stonecutters
= why empioy a reigner if local cld do the ob jog 2
muatter how CB6616 the tasks
ITwas assigned were, T kept coming back to the stone yard day aftem
day.
園 My Grst big opportunity came a year after Tstarted WOrking
when Twas asked to sculpt a setoFplants for the church's pinnaclee
With only a few records of what Gaudi wanted to create、T had to
fgure out for myself what plants to sculpt。Once Thad come up with
my vision for he plant sculptures, worked away for over ten hours
aday on a huge stone stopping only for the bathroom and meals。m
= fourteen months Thad produced 6ve caryings。 right on schedule.
賠 After I completed these pieces, nobody called me japones
anymorei now everyone called me by my real name。 Sotoo。 1 had
nally gained respect and in time 1 was entrusted with even larger
rojects. These included restoring the sculptures in a chamber
。 that had been destroyed im the Spanish Civil War, and carving the
fReen angels that adorn the splendid Nativity Facade。 which was
jater egistered as a World Heritage Site。 The resp
was overwhelming.
namel
consistently had to surpass them. [No
