João Ramos told us:

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"Participating in a project of this kind allows me to concentrate on the activity that interests me most, which is creation and production. Not having to worry about issues of visibility and dissemination of my work is very important. When I have to leaving my workshop to go sell, I lose focus on production and often, given the difficulties in selling my products, I get frustrated and this is reflected in my willingness to come to work again afterwards, I don't feel like going back to the workshop and that is not good. My participation in a platform for the sale and dissemination of my work at a national and international level is very important. On the other hand, it is important that, in addition to the possibility of selling my products, I also have the possibility of to be known as a creator. I often sell in stores, but the people who buy don't know who makes the pieces and that's a shame. In an online store where there is my image and a small presentation of who I am, I feel that the authorship of my work is better represented."