Ko Kret is renowned above all as a centre for kwan aman, a style of Mon pottery, which is unglazed terraocotta carved with intricate patterns. Prices for the simplest and smallest pots start from as low as 5 baht a piece, but can go up to hundreds or even thousands of baht for large ornate pieces. Particularly popular among visitors are candle and incense holders with ornate patterns of holes to let the smoke or light out, averaging around 200 baht.
There are some 20 pottery workshops on the island and you will see many kilns as you walk around, but the primary shopping districts perhaps too grandiose a word are the imaginatively named:
Pottery Village #1
mu neung - on the east coast south of wat poramai yikawat.
Pottery Village #6
mu hok - on the north coast to the west of the wat