Save the Date: November 3 GRAND EXPOVENTA—Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca

You don’t want to miss this! We have invited eight (8) of Oaxaca State’s finest textile artisans and one outstanding Coban, Guatemala, gauze weaver to an exhibition and sale on Thursday, November 3, from 11 am to 4 pm. Credit cards accepted!

Important: We take NO commission. 100% of all sales go directly to the artisans. This is our unwaivering commitment to textile artisan support and respect!

Come and stay for lunch. Traditional comida, aguas frescas, and snacks available for sale, locally prepared.

Those invited include collector’s choice artisans Francisca Palafox from San Mateo del Mar, Las Sanjuaneras Cooperative from San Juan Colorado, Fernando Gutierrez Vasquez from Tlahuitoltepec, Tixinda Cooperative from Pinotepa de Don Luis, Hermalinda Isidro from San Felipe Usila in the Chinantla region, Francisca Diaz Ortega from San Juan Cotzocon Mixe.

San Felipe Usila huipil

All invited artisans work with natural dyes, back strap or pedal looms, and have been recognized throughout Mexico and internationally. Some are Grand Masters of Mexican Folk Art. Some have won top juried prizes. Some have participated in the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market. We have known them for years!

Ride share with friends — please arrange your own round-trip transportation from Oaxaca City.

Questions? Contact erichsantiago@gmail.com or norma.schafer@icloud.com or tenidoamano@gmail.com

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