centa uhalde on mon 26 oct 98
Hi all,
I may have the opportunity to travel to Mexico for a week to week and a
half over Christmas. I was wondering where we might go as a family (not too
primitive nor too Mexico city/commercial/touristy) but is in the vicinity
of one or more small villages that are doing interesting potting. I realize
this is a rather general request and probably anywhere in Mexico you can
find pottery, but thought I'd ask anyway. I like the little I've seen of
Mayan design.,,? I remember someone on clayart promoting a village of
potters, offers workshops,... but where, I can't remember. Sorry to be so
vague.
Thanks,
Centa
MR ROBERT J MILLING on wed 28 oct 98
Oaxaca is the place to go for a great time at Christmas and very
interesting pottery and other crafts. It is by far one of the most
exciting, safe and inexpensive cities in Mexico.
Anne Milling
dewitt on mon 23 jan 06
On 1/23/06, Centa Uhalde wrote:
> My husband and are going to San Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca end of March=
.
> Any ceramic art or textiles I should not miss? Even where I might get a
> lesson in coiling big pots, if I can fit it in.
>
> Thanks,
> Centa
>
Not specific to ceramics, but a friend has a website on the area -
http://www.tomzap.com/index.html
deg
Joan Klotz on mon 23 jan 06
There are several small villages around the capital city of Oaxaca
where pottery making is a way of life for many of the inhabitants.
There is a great guy, Eric Mindling, who lives in Oaxaca and leads
tours to the various craft makers. He can arrange for private
lessons for you, or perhaps he has a tour planned for the time you
will be visiting. He's very nice and would probably be happy to
supply you with a few names if none of the formal arrangements appeal
to you. Go to his web site www.Manos de Oaxaca.com, there are lots
of things to look at on the site and ways to get in touch with
Eric. Also, the Potters Shop has a fantastic deal on a book called
(I believe) Oaxacan Pottery right now - lots of lovely colored
pictures and text. All of the ladies featured in the book are still
potting away. However, they are not the only ones, for example,
there are ladies in the village of San Marcos Tlapazola who make
functional pottery using techniques for preparing the clay, the clay
objects and firing that probably havn't changed in a thousand
years, Eric knows lots more, my advice is to contact him.
Joan Klotz,
Venice, California.
At 02:09 PM 1/23/2006, you wrote:
>My husband and are going to San Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca end of March.
>Any ceramic art or textiles I should not miss? Even where I might get a
>lesson in coiling big pots, if I can fit it in.
>
>Thanks,
>Centa
>
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Centa Uhalde on mon 23 jan 06
My husband and are going to San Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca end of March.
Any ceramic art or textiles I should not miss? Even where I might get a
lesson in coiling big pots, if I can fit it in.
Thanks,
Centa
Warren Heintz on mon 23 jan 06
Oaxaca is a very fine place. I was there about two years ago. While there I visted several ceramist and a weaver and papermaker. Here is the e mail address of an American that lives there. His name is John,I forget his last name. He works for the place that we stayed at and maybe open to driving you around at a cost,of course. Or he might give you the names and locations,all were outside of Oaxaca. johnnb@spersaoaxca.commx
Centa Uhalde wrote: My husband and are going to San Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca end of March.
Any ceramic art or textiles I should not miss? Even where I might get a
lesson in coiling big pots, if I can fit it in.
Thanks,
Centa
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Evamarie on mon 23 jan 06
Try the Instituto de Allende.
http://www.instituto-allende.edu.mx/
Enjoy your trip,
Eva
> My husband and are going to San Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca end of March.
> Any ceramic art or textiles I should not miss? Even where I might get a
> lesson in coiling big pots, if I can fit it in.
>
> Thanks,
> Centa
>
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John Connolly on tue 24 jan 06
I've never heard of Mexican Indians using phoney blacking on pots. Of course that doesn't mean that it doesn't happen.
Here in Ensenada, the only workshops we get are families from Mata Ortiz who come over and demonstrate their techniques in two-day sessions which usually include a lesson in painting with a one-hair brush and a cow-dung finring. When I asked about the one hair, the father reached over and snatched one from his daughters head.
The one part I have never seen demonstrated is the blacking of the pots. They tell me they mix graphite into kerosene and apply it with the bare hands, rubbing it into the clay. The graphite is what burnishes to such a high shine. One older potter told me that he had begun to use rubber gloves because the years of abuse left his hands sensitive.
John Connolly in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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Mary White on tue 24 jan 06
Hello Centa--
There's a town near Oaxaca that's famous for the black pottery but I
forget the name of it. Someone else will tell you. You can get there
by bus. What I want to say is to make sure you find out ahead of time
when the demos are. There's a very big place that does demos 3 times
or so a day, Dona Rosa's maybe? We arrived about 3, which was too
late, but the next one wasn't going to be until the evening and we
didn't want to stick around. Because of that the trip out there was
rather disappointing as the shops there are all full of black pottery
and it's frankly all much the same. We bought a bunch of small items
for gifts but the only thing I bought for myself was a beautiful
round vase about 8" tall from the womens craft market in back in
Oaxaca, which is well worth a visit.
You'll love Oaxaca. For a special dinner go to the Orange Tree.
Mary White
on the Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada
>My husband and are going to San Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca end of March.
>Any ceramic art or textiles I should not miss? Even where I might get a
>lesson in coiling big pots, if I can fit it in.
>
>Thanks,
>Centa
>
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Frank Colson on tue 24 jan 06
Oaxaca is a beautiful and wonderful part of Mexico especially known for its
"black pottery". However, be forewarned that almost all of that
work is produced for the tourist trade at a very low standard of
craftsmanship. Pots are pit fired using bicycle tires to drive the black
smoke
into the clay body. After unearthed, shops have young boys polish surfaces
with black shoe polish. Just take care if you make a purchase to not get
polish onto clothes.
I was commissioned by Enrique de la Lanz, a Oaxaca business man, to build an
indigenous pottery so as to preserve the truly authentic
technique of black pottery. Like the great works of Maria Martinez, of our
own Southwest, New Mexico.
Enrique owned the finest indigenous native craft shop in Oaxaca, called the:
"Yalalag". I am doubtful that it still exists, but if it does, you can't
miss the experience.
Frank Colson
www.R2D2u.com
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From: "Mary White"
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Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: Mexico trip
> Hello Centa--
>
> There's a town near Oaxaca that's famous for the black pottery but I
> forget the name of it. Someone else will tell you. You can get there
> by bus. What I want to say is to make sure you find out ahead of time
> when the demos are. There's a very big place that does demos 3 times
> or so a day, Dona Rosa's maybe? We arrived about 3, which was too
> late, but the next one wasn't going to be until the evening and we
> didn't want to stick around. Because of that the trip out there was
> rather disappointing as the shops there are all full of black pottery
> and it's frankly all much the same. We bought a bunch of small items
> for gifts but the only thing I bought for myself was a beautiful
> round vase about 8" tall from the womens craft market in back in
> Oaxaca, which is well worth a visit.
>
> You'll love Oaxaca. For a special dinner go to the Orange Tree.
>
> Mary White
> on the Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada
>
>
>
>
>
> >My husband and are going to San Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca end of
March.
> >Any ceramic art or textiles I should not miss? Even where I might get a
> >lesson in coiling big pots, if I can fit it in.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Centa
> >
>
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> Mary White
> HARBOUR PUBLISHING
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> Madeira Park, BC
> V0N 2H0
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