Entry to Casa Colonial
Sala, Casa Colonial
Folk art by Josefina Aguilar
government building, Oaxaca
The group from Casa with owner Jane Robison
Up the steps
Drinking mezcal
last night fiesta (friends John & Bonnie, r.)
Basilica de la Virgen de la Soledad
Architectural detail
outside a museum
Basilica de la Virgen de la Soledad
Santo Domingo
view from Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
lovely view
Fabulous exhibit of textiles of Oaxaca
view
Virgen de la Soledad
Oaxacan street
water feature in courtyard of a shop
Cathedral at the zocalo
school children taking down the flag
church in the village of Ocotlan de Morelos
close-up of church. Rodolfo Morales, famous Mexican artist lives in this town; repainted the church and many buildings in town to resemble his paintings.
Interior
Rodolfo Morales' home/gallery
folk art in Morales' gallery
courtyard of church
kitchen, Rodolfo Morales' casa
knife maker
entrance to Josefina Aguilar's home
Entrance to Artisan's House
John, Judy, Bonnie, & John
Jane introducing Josefina
getting ready for a demonstration by Josefina
Josefina Aguilar making a figure
Bonnie & John at the door of Casa Colonial
John
sappy couple
Bonnie & John
Monte Alban, Tumba (Tomb) 7
Monte Alban
Guide at Monte Alban
Casa Colonial owners, Jane & Thorny Robison
woodcarver from Arrazola
Jane & Thorny with woodcarvers
wood carved animals
painting the wood carvings
Animal auction
more animal auction
check out the rooster
Dominican monastic complex at Cuilapan
Cuilapan
interior courtyard
Judy & friends
marigolds & cockscombs for Dia de los Muertos
sugar skulls for Muertos
chocolate skulls
traditional Muertos bread (notice the faces in each loaf)
more marigolds
beautiful arrangement for Muertos in a courtyard
Santo Domingo
Parade for Muertos
Looking toward Monte Alban
views of countryside
ceramics by Dolores Porras, Atzompa.
Dolores Porras in her home
Dolores holding pieces of hers I bought
home of Irma Blanco (daughter of Teodora Blanco)
ceramic figures by Irma Blanco
figures by Irma Blanco
Irma Blanco giving demonstration
displaying the figure she just made
Irma Blanco holding the piece I bought
ceramics
garden at Casa Colonial
Casa Colonial
Casa Colonial
our room at Casa
ruins at Mitla
Mitla
Mitla
Mitla
remnants of painted designs and writing--approx. 12,000 years old
classic Mitla designs
more Mitla designs
Jane with "dead" bread
16th Century Dominican church in Tlacochahuaya
chillin'
Dia de los Muertos altar to Virgen de la Soledad
people making a sand painting on the ground
Folkloric dancers
traditional beeswax candles by Viviana Alvarez Hipolito
making the candles
Viviana with completed candle (all of wax)
Teotitlan del Valle weavings
Special weaving by Isaac Vasquez
Home and workshop of Isaac Vasquez and family
cemetery
preparations for Muertos
Atzompa cemetery at night
Dia de los Muertos altar at Casa Colonial
garden at Casa Colonial
San Bartolo Coyotepec potter
New folk art museum in San Bartolo Coyotepec
traditional black pottery
carved animals
folk ceramics
folk ceramics
courtyard of museum
more black pottery
matching Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera chairs
in front of museum
pile of black pottery at San Bartolo Coyotepec
Don Valente Nieto, son of famous Dona Rosa (deceased)
doing a demonstration
Bonnie & me at cochineal farm (cochineal looks like Aunt Jemima). Cochineal is an insect used to make red dye for weaving
cacti with cochineal bugs growing on them
flower market
Casa manager and go-to guy Amado
cleaning grave of unknown American woman at Panteon General
decorating grave at municipal cemetery in Oaxaca
our whole group
example of the attention given to a simple grave
Panteon General, Oaxaca (municipal cemetery)
we went with Henry & Rosa to the home of their friend,
a woodcarver. These are family members.
Henry, Rosa, Zac Wangeman, lots of kids
Henry, Rosa, Rosa's sister Mata, assorted other folks
Henry & Rosa's comadre & copadre and their grandchildren
family of Placido Santiago-Guadalupe, La Union, Oaxaca
Santiago & Henry
view from their home, La Union