Various villages
around Oaxaca specialize in different forms of handmade crafts, each with its
unique style of craftsmanship. Some of our favorite artist villages include San
Martin Tilcajete, Arrazola, La Union and San Pedro Ixtlahuaca, San Antonino, Ocotlan de Morelos & Teotitlan del Valle. At El Nahual, we
work directly with artisans to select and carry wood carvings that are unique
to each village.
Traditionally carving
is the special job of the man in the family, and the women paint the figures.
But there are some female artisans who both carve and paint. Our selection of
wood carvings come from knowledgeable, well-paid artisans who exhibit their
pieces in countries throughout the world.
About the villages we
work with:
Arrazola
In Arrazola carvers
and painters produce more aesthetic figures of real or imagined animals painted
with bright colors.
La Unión
The carvings from La
Unión are very primitive, can be humorous and are decorated with non-gloss
paint.
San Martin Tilcajete
San Martin has
several artisans who produce humorous and imaginative figures such as ferris
wheels and carousels with animals or devils and figurines of musicians and
skeletons.
Telixlahuaca
Only a few families
from Telixtlahuaca make crafts that are rustic and unpainted and look like vintage
art pieces and sculptures.
Ocotlan de Morelos
In Ocotlan we work with Leticia Garcia Aguilar.
Examples of our folkart:
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| Músicos Cantores -- madera tallada y pintada a mano |
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| Tepeyac--figura de barro modelada y pintada a mano |
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| Bolsas con bordados del istmo |
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