Don’t Forget: Feria del Carrizo — Basket Fair — Today in San Juan Guelavia, Oaxaca
This is the last day for the Feria del Carrizo until next year. If you are going to Tlacolula, why not take a detour off the Carretera Nacional MEX 190? Here you will see village life — hand-woven basket artistry, great food and dancing. All day.
Feria del Carrizo, San Juan Guelavia — Sunday, February 4, 2018 — Don’t Miss It!
Carrizo is hand-woven river reed. It’s another form of artisan weaving here in the Valles Centrales de Oaxaca — the Central Valleys of Oaxaca. The village most well-known for their baskets made from this plant material that is similar to bamboo is San Juan Guelavia. It’s just across MEX 190 Carretera Nacional from where I […]
2017 Feria del Carrizo: Oaxaca’s Handwoven River Reed Basket Fair
It’s that time of year again, the end of January and early February, when the river reed weavers of San Juan Guelavia hold their annual fair. The event, now in its sixth year, is more than a show and sale of great baskets. January 29-February 5, 2017 It’s a food fest beyond imagination! You’ll find […]
Annual Basket Fair in San Juan Guelavia, Oaxaca: River Reed Weaving
The Feria del Carrizo is happening this week in the Zapotec village of San Juan Guelavia. The last day is February 7. This annual fair is growing and this year there were hundreds of people on opening day, Sunday, January 31. I have made this an annual tradition and this was my fourth year here. I […]
Handmade Basket Fair, San Juan Guelavia, January 31-February 7, 2016
Each year, the traditional Zapotec village of San Juan Guelavia showcases its handmade baskets made from strips of river reed, called carrizo in Spanish. (Thanks, Christopher Hodge for this tidbit of clarification. Carrizo is not bamboo!) This is another artisanal weaving tradition in the Tlacolula valley. If you are on your way to the Tlacolula […]
Day 2: Portrait Photography in the Markets
First stop is the small village of San Juan Guelavia for the last day of the Feria del Carrizo. This pueblo, just across the highway from Teotitlan del Valle, is famous for its finely woven baskets made from strips of bamboo. We spent about an hour here before going on to the bigger regional Tlacolula […]
Handwoven Basket Fair: San Juan Guelavia, Oaxaca
Today was the first of two Sundays when the Zapotec village of San Juan Guelavia holds its annual basket fair. Next Sunday, February 2, is the last day. They open in the compact zocalo at 9 a.m. By the time we got there, close to noon, there wasn’t much left. Before I could say basket, […]