One-Day Ocotlan Highway Oaxaca Folk Art Study Tour
This one-day customized study tour takes you beyond Oaxaca City and into the villages along the highway to Ocotlan de Morelos, the home of famed Mexican painter and muralist Rodolfo Morales (1925-2001). We schedule this excursion based on your travel plans and our availability. You can choose to visit four (4) of the following options […]
Oaxaca Mardi Gras with Jacobo and Maria Angeles
It’s Fat Tuesday, otherwise known as Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent. Here in Oaxaca, Mexico, we have our own version of Mardi Gras or Carnaval in the Zapotec village of San Martin Tilcajete. The people know how to put on a good party. A group of artists, collectors and supporters of Penland School of […]
Whirlwind Day Two Shopping in Oaxaca — If it’s Friday, it must be Ocotlan
Sheri picked us up in her white van at the pre-determined 9 a.m. hour, early by Oaxaca standards, though the streets were already abuzz with honking vehicles. Our first stop was the ATM (exchange rate 13.12 pesos to the dollar) to stock up again for the day long adventure down the Ocotlan highway. We passed […]
Chris Hugo Recommends Ephraim Fuentes — Alebrijes, Animalitos and Carved Wood Figures
Ephraim Fuentes is a talented wood carver from San Martin Tilcajete. Chris Hugo, from Washington State, wrote me to recommend Ephraim and tell about the great experience he and his group had visiting the workshop. I asked Chris to send photos to share with you, and he says, “These may be foxes or something mythical […]
Alebrijes: In Search of the Masters
The three great wood carving villages are San Martin Tilcajete, Arrazola and La Union. I’ve written about finding La Union in another post. And, of course, you can find wonderful alebrijes in excellent galleries along Alcala, such as La Mano Magica, or tucked around the corner and across the street from Santo Domingo, at Tally […]