Dear Readers:
Oaxaca stimulates your senses. Primary colors with all the hues and variations explode in front of your eyes on walls, textiles, vehicles, clothing, the painter’s canvas.
The aroma of roasting corn, goat buried for barbecue and mole coloradito simmering in the pot tickle the nose and stimulate your desire to taste and savor.
The cacaphony of barking dogs, cackling guacalotes, and honking buses provide a backdrop to the oompahpah of the village brass band and church bells.
Oaxaca is alive with creativity and energy.
That is why we organize arts workshops, retreats, conferences, and residencies here. By being in Oaxaca, one cannot help but look at the world differently, develop new ways of seeing things, stretch the imagination, and provoke innovation.
Our programs are stimulating, fun, and take you a step off-the-beaten path. We are educational providers, not tour operators, so our approach is very different!
The information on these blog pages will also help you plan your own visit if you choose to travel independently or are looking for a reliable resource.
We hope you enjoy Oaxaca. It is wonderful and safe. Disfruta bien.
Norma Hawthorne, Executive Director, Oaxaca Cultural Navigator LLC
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P.S. Is it safe? Unequivocably, YES.
Hi Norma,
I’m traveling solo in March to buy crafts for my growing collection. I’d love to connect with you to gage your feedback for off-the-beaten path places to visit. Please email me to exchange information about my visit. Many thanks in advance!
Hi, Denisse, yes, please contact me when you arrive! Glad to connect.
Hi Norma and the rest of the team,
Firstly let me start by saying what a wonderful thing you have created. It is truly colourful and inspiring!
My best friend and I have recently started a textile/soft furnishing company called Walter G (www.walter-g.com.au). Please be sure to check out our story and products. We design naturally hand dyed and block printed fabrics in India. You could say indigo runs through our veins!
We will be traveling to Mexico and Guatemala in January to soak up some more vibrant colours and we would love to get involved in anything textile! Our dream is to immerse ourselves in the culture and work with or do a course with some local artisans (possibly in weaving or natural dyes).
Any tips would be greatly appreciated from this fellow lover of all things textiles!
I look forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks,
Lauren
Lauren, great to hear from you. I can organize a 4 day weaving and indigo dye and weaving workshop for you. We will talk by email. Great work you do!
That sounds great! If you could send me an email with details that would fabulous. We will most likely be in Oaxaca around the 22nd of January.
Kindest,
Lauren
Email just sent. Let me know you got it!