Pop-Up Sale: Norma’s Collection + Rugs, Teotitlan del Valle
When: Saturday, February 22, 2025 Time: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Where: Norma’s Casita, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca RSVP: WhatsApp or text +1 919-274-6194. Send an RSVP and I’ll send directions. Payments: We accept pesos, dollars, Zelle transfers. With PayPal, Venmo, and credit cards we add a 4% transaction fee. Spend $100-299 and we will […]
Zapotec Oaxaca and Oriental Rugs for Sale
I am offering several rugs from my collection for sale! Why? They don’t fit into my Taos house. The sizes and colors are not adapting well to my new environment. Some are new. All are in excellent condition. How to Buy: send an email to [email protected] and tell me the rug you want to purchase […]
In Reverse: Oaxaca to Me and Rug Sale
My goddaughter Janet Chavez is coming to Durham on April 26 and will drive west with me to Taos, New Mexico. I call this bringing Oaxaca to me! I’m excited because this will be her first road trip across the USA. We haven’t seen each other for over a year and there is a lot […]
Mostly Mexico Mixed Bag Sale: Textiles, Jewelry
There are 29 items in this sale today. They include earrings, necklaces and bracelets, handwoven and natural dyed wool rugs from Oaxaca, and two beautiful pieces of clothing. It’s a mixed bag! All are reduced significantly as I prepare to make my move to Taos, NM. Prices start as low as $15. I hope you […]
A Story About Five Wool Rugs for Sale with 100% Natural Dyes, Oaxaca, Mexico
Omar Chavez Santiago went back to Mexico on Saturday but he left these five beautiful hand-woven tapestry rugs (tapetes) behind for me to sell for him and his family. Omar’s family from Galeria Fe y Lola, use 100% churro sheep wool that is hand-spun on the drop spindle (malacate) in the Mixtec region of Oaxaca, […]
North Carolina Hosts Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Weaver with Two Trunk Shows
Omar Chavez Santiago is a fifth generation weaver from Teotitlan del Valle who works in natural dyes. His family operates Galeria Fe y Lola in Oaxaca city. I asked my Congressman G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) to alert the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City that Omar was coming on March 1, 2018, for his visa interview. Few […]
Big Oaxaca Rug Sale at Fiber Fiesta, May 17–Siler City, NC
Mark Your Calendar! Oaxaca Cultural Navigator’s Big Folk Art and Textile Sale in historic downtown Siler City, NC at Fiber Fiesta, Friday, May 17, 6:00-9:00 p.m. I have a stash of naturally dyed, hand-woven rugs from the Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca weaving studio of Federico Chavez Sosa and his wife Dolores Santiago Arrellanas. Spread the Word. […]
More Than 36 Hours: Oaxaca, Mexico — Shopping & Galleries
Where to Shop and Galleries The list that I sent to Freda Moon, The New York Times travel writer who created the feature 36 Hours: Oaxaca, Mexico, included some of my favorite places to see art, shop and explore. Of course, it would have been impossible for Freda to include them all. Nevertheless, I’m sharing with you […]
Video: Mexican Rug Designs from Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca
In the spirit of my own continuing education, I went to the Apple Store last night for a tutorial about how to make an iMovie using my photographs. My computer is storing over 6,000 photos — many of which are published on this site. I learned the basics and am now experimenting, so hopefully, over […]
Dos Perros, Durham, NC, Mexican Restaurant Oaxaca Rug Decor
Durham, NC is the destination for dining, named among the top 10 locales in the U.S. for great restaurants and urban redesign. The downtown is renewed, gentrified and electrified. It is more than charming. It is full of spunk and sizzle. Turn the corner, discover another great dining room and bar with kick-A ambience. One of […]
Teotitlán del Valle; Mexico’s Famous Village of Rug Weavers Read more at Suite101: Teotitlán del Valle: Mexico’s Famous Village of Rug Weavers
Many of you know that Christine Zenino, Chicago-based travel writer and photographer, participated in our recent Oaxaca Day of the Dead Documentary Photography Workshop, October 2010. Chrissy writes for Suite 101 and just posted this story on November 30, 2010. It is a lovely reflection of the village and tapestry weaving. I want to share […]
Wrapping Up a Week of Oaxaca Rug Exhibitions in North Carolina
Janet says that this has been a terrific week. “We really liked being in Durham, Chapel Hill and Pittsboro to meet people all over the Triangle. I noticed that people really like the Mountains and Rains designs because it has a lot of colors, and represents the traditional designs yet also reflects a contemporary look. […]
Archeological Museum at Monte Alban Exhibits Teotitlan Textiles
The Teotitlan del Valle community museum held a competition recently and invited talented young weavers who showed promise to submit their work to a jury of village leaders who are master weavers. Many applied and only a few were selected to exhibit their work at the famed archeological site of Monte Alban where the museum […]
Shopping Oaxaca: Galeria Lola y Fe
Around the corner from the Santo Domingo Church on Ave. Cinco de May #408 is the new gallery shop opened by my friends Federico Chavez Sosa and his wife Dolores Santiago Arrellanas. Her nickname is Lola and his is Fe! They weave the most spectacular tapetes (rugs) that I have talked about and featured on […]
Baptismo, Mercado, Massaje: Just Another Day in Teotitlan
The sound of familiar music drew me to the doors of the village church and another celebration. [My guess is that village life is a mutual support society. Families support each other by providing and paying for the services needed to sustain the constant celebration of life. There is incredible joy for families, and economic […]