The most fantastic dream can come true, and alebrijes are a sample of this. They are mystical figures product of the artist’s imagination, full of color, and mixing elements of various animals, whether real or mystical. Learn about their origin, and more in this post. WHERE, HOW AND WHEN DID ALEBRIJES ARRISE? The basis for […]
Tag: HANDCRAFTS
THE BLACK CLAY (BARRO NEGRO), THE ESSENTIAL CLAY OF OAXACA?
Oaxaca is full of culture, gastronomy, nature, color and art, a very traditional style of art and very known in Oaxaca is the black clay, in this post I am going to tell you about this incredible type of clay made with hands of oaxacan craftsmen. THE BLACK CLAY IS THE ONLY TYPE OF CLAY […]
TEXTILES FROM OAXACA, TEOTITLÁN DEL VALLE
Oaxaca is very diverse in culture and art, it has different types of handcrafts like alebrijes that are made of copal wood, or the textiles of Teotitlán del Valle, that is what I am going to talk about today. Teotitlán del Valle is the most famous town that exhibits this textiles that are mats, but […]