This Week: Workshops & Events at the Museo Textil de Oaxaca
Here is a note to me from Eric Chavez Santiago, director of education at the Museo Textil de Oaxaca describing all the exciting programs coming up at the museum in the next week. June 8, 2009, Oaxaca, Mexico Hola, Norma, This week we have many things going on at the museum. I will be teaching […]
December 2009 Happenings! Oaxaca Textile Museum.
Reciban un cordial Saludo. Estas son las actividades en el MTO para el mes de Diciembre, espero nos puedan acompañar. Información, comentarios y/o inscripciones favor de comunicarse a [email protected] , [email protected] o Tel. 501 1104- ext. 104. Greetings! Here are December 2009 Museo Textil de Oaxaca (MTO) activities for your information. If you have comments […]
Remigio Mestas: Textile Museum of Oaxaca Exhibition
“Remigio Mestas: A Mirror on the Rich Textiles of Oaxaca” Exhibition at the Museo Textil de Oaxaca November 9, 2008 to February 16, 2009 Here is an exhibition you won’t want to miss if you are in Oaxaca through mid-February. Sr. Remigio Mestas has an incredible shop in the arcade next to Los Danzantes Restaurant […]
Pita: The Silk of the Pineapple Leaf
The pita (pee-tah) I am referring to is NOT the middle eastern flat bread that most of us are familiar with. It is the fiber produced from the pineapple leaf after it is pounded, smashed, torn into long strips, soaked and washed, dried, then used for weaving, crocheting and embroidery. It has the look, texture, […]
From Mitla to Sumatra: The Art of the Woven Fret
THIS is Oaxaca! The colors and graphics alone of this brochure singularly depict the vibrancy and energy of Oaxaca life and art. The opening exhibit at the new Museo Textil de Oaxaca explores the pattern of the fret or greca as a universal textile design used around the globe, from southern Mexico to Indonesia. There […]
Weaving With Feathers!
I can’t wait to get back to Oaxaca! Just a few more weeks until we arrive on June 25. I want to see our casita construction progress AND I want to see the new textile museum. Eric reports that this Saturday there will be a “by invitation only” workshop about weaving fibers with feathers for […]