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Norma writes for Selvedge Magazine Issue #109 -- Rise Up, November 2022
Norma Writes for Selvedge Latin Issue #89
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What is a Study Tour: Our programs are designed as learning experiences, and as such we talk with weavers about how and why they create, what is meaningful to them in their designs, the ancient history of patterning and design, use of color, tradition and innovation, values and cultural continuity, and the social context within which they work. First and foremost, we are educators. Norma worked in top US universities for over 35 years and Eric founded the education department at Oaxaca’s textile museum. Our interest is in creating connection and artisan economic development.
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Why We Left, Expat Anthology: Norma’s Personal Essay
Norma contributes personal essay, How Oaxaca Became Home
Norma Contributes Two Chapters!
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- Norma Schafer and Oaxaca Cultural Navigator LLC has offered programs in Mexico since 2006. We have over 30 years of university program development experience. See my resume.
Study Toursd are personally curated and introduce you to Mexico's greatest artisans. They are off-the-beaten path, internationally recognized. We give you access to where people live and work. Yes, it is safe and secure to travel. Groups are limited in size for the most personal experience.
Programs can be scheduled to meet your travel plans. Send us your available dates.
Designers, retailers, wholesalers, universities and other organizations come to us to develop weaving relationships, customized itineraries, study abroad programs, meetings and conferences. It's our pleasure to make arrangements.
Select Clients *Selvedge Magazine-London, UK *Esprit Travel and Tours *Penland School of Crafts *North Carolina State University *WARP Weave a Real Peace *Methodist University *MINNA-Goods *Smockingbird Kids
Tell us how we can put a program together for you! Send an email norma.schafer@icloud.com
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with Eric Chavez Santiago — Featured in The NY Times — Commentary, Workshops, Tours + Travel
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Norma writes for Selvedge Magazine Issue #109 -- Rise Up, November 2022
Norma Writes for Selvedge Latin Issue #89
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Why We Left, Expat Anthology: Norma’s Personal Essay
Norma contributes personal essay, How Oaxaca Became Home
Norma Contributes Two Chapters!
Click image to order yours!
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Our Programs: Study Tours + Workshops
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Hands-on Dye Workshops + Textile Experiences
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We offer textile experiences in our studio where we weave and work only in natural dyes.You can see the process during our textile tours, dye workshops or customized weaving experiences. Ask us for more information about these experiences, customized scheduling, and prices.
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Oaxaca Natural Dye Workshops: Choose 1, 2 or 3 Days Set your own dates. Just added: One-Day Indigo Dye Workshop click link for details
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One-Day Custom Tours: Tell Us When You Want to Go!
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Oaxaca has the largest and most diverse textile culture in Mexico! Learn about it.
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When you visit Oaxaca immerse yourself in our textile culture: How is indigenous clothing made, what is the best value, most economical, finest available. Suitable for adults only. Set your own dates.
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1-Day Oaxaca City Collectors Textile Tour. Exclusive Access! We take you into the homes and workshops of Oaxaca State's prize-winning weavers. They come from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the Mixteca, Mixe, Amuzgos and Triqui areas and represent their weaving families and cooperatives here. For collectors, retailers, buyers, wholesalers, fashionistas.
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1-Day Ocotlan Highway Folk Art Study Tour. Visit woodcarvers, back-strap loom weavers, museums and markets. Transportation to/from the city. Ask us to take you.
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1-Day Tlacolula Valley Folk Art Study Tour. Visit weavers, potters, an antique dealer, apron-making cooperative, archeological sites.
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1/2-Day Oaxaca Textile Walking Tour We take you to the hidden gems in Oaxaca City!
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2023 Tours, Go Deep, Not Wide
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February 21-March 1, 2023: Chiapas Textile Study Tour--Deep Into the Maya World Based in San Cristobal de las Casas, we travel to distant pueblos to meet extraordinary back strap loom weavers --Best of the Best! SOLD OUT
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July 19, 2023: One-Day Tour to Oaxaca Silk Mecca: San Pedro Cajonos Includes transportation, lunch, expert cultural guide services. Limited to 14 travelers.
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July 20, 2023: One-Day Tour to Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec. Includes transportation, home-cooked lunch, guide and translation services. Limited to 14 travelers.
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November 15-20, 2023: ORIGINAL! A long-weekend in Mexico City to participate in Original! a national textile event featuring 400 of Mexico's best artisans, with talks, VIP party, and a cultural immersion experience. We think this will be mid-November 15-20. Registration is now open!
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2023 Oaxaca Day of the Dead -- Tours to Villages
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October 27, 2023: Day of the Dead Ocotlan Highway Tour. It’s Market Day! The biggest of the year. See special altar food and decor, visit artisans, explore culture, eat at a traditional open air cocina de humo (grill kitchen).
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October 29, 2023: Teotitlan del Valle Altars and Studio Visits to natural dye and weaving artisans who invite you to their altar rooms to share family traditions. Meet a traditional beeswax candlemaker. Eat mole and mezcal in a local family comedor.
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November 1, 2023: Dia de los Muertos in Mitla—Ancient Zapotec Burial Site. One-day Tour. Our host guides us through the cemetery as the village prepares for its dead to return. Includes traditional Mole Negro lunch and altar visits.
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Go on all 3 Day of the Dead Tours -- Get a 10% Discount
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2024 Tours Go Deep, Not Wide
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January 13-21, 2024: Oaxaca Coast Textile Study Tour. Very popular! Get your deposit in to reserve. For intrepid travelers. Visit 7 back-strap loom weavers. Explore the culture of cloth and community. SIX SPACES OPEN!
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February 1- 11, 2024: Bucket List Tour: Monarch Butterflies and Michoacan Folk Art Study Tour. Back by popular demand. 2-days with the butterflies, plus a cooking class! Want to go? Let us know! SOLD OUT!
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February 20-28: Chiapas Textile Study Tour. Ready, set, GO! Registration is open for this dive into Mexico's Maya textile culture. Send an email. A sell-out every year!
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March 7-12: Oaxaca's Mixteca Alta: Textile + Folk Art Study Tour. NEW! We go deep into Oaxaca's coastal mountains to explore weaving, pottery, and basket-making. Come with us!
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Stay Healthy. Stay Safe. In Oaxaca, wear your mask. Questions? Want TO REGISTER or more info? Send an email to Norma Schafer.
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Maps: Teotitlan + Tlacolula Market
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We require 48-hour advance notice for map orders to be processed. We send a printable map via email PDF after your order is received. Please be sure to send your email address. Where to see natural dyed rugs in Teotitlan del Valle and layout of the Sunday Tlacolula Market, with favorite eating, shopping, ATMs. Click Here to Buy Map After you click, be sure to check PayPal to ensure your email address isn't hidden from us. We fulfill each map order personally. It is not automatic.
Dye Master Dolores Santiago Arrellanas with son Omar Chavez Santiago, weaver and dyer, Fey y Lola Rugs, Teotitlan del Valle
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For the past eight years, I have been on the juried Chatham Studio Tour in Chatham County, North Carolina, presented by the Chatham Artists Guild. This has been a fantastic experience. Now, I have decided to close my jewelry studio to focus exclusively on organizing workshops in Oaxaca, Mexico. YOU ARE INVITED…
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