Hands-on: Dyeing with Natural Colors DAY TWO

This is a two day afternoon dyeing course. You must sign up for both days in order to make the rainbow! Our dyeing host from Teotitlán, Doña Josefina from the women´s collective, is hosting this workshop in which you will be able to dye a range of natural colors from organic pigments, and then weave … Read more

Cooking in the Campo: Learn to make tamales, tortillas and salsas!

Venture out to Yatareni with Tlayudona and Doña Juana for a taste of life in the campo.  Juana and her family dedicate themselves to cultivating a mixture of corns, beans, and squash, known locally as “la milpa”.  Their property is close enough to Oaxaca´s city center to make it an easy venture, although you´ll enjoy … Read more

Hands in Clay: Black Pottery of San Bartolo Coyotepec

Enjoy this new clay experience based in San Bartolo Coyotepec where you will learn the ancestral technique of working with the black clay typical of the region. Sandra will take us step by step through the process of making black clay pieces, and you will explore your creativity and develop new skills in the company … Read more

Engraving Workshop with Ludwing

Make your own prints (grabado) in Tlayudona. You can’t go more than a block or two in the city center without recognizing how important printmaking is to the local community. It has been a pillar of the popular art movement in Oaxaca, and the aesthetic behind many forms of resistance. We are pleased to present … Read more

Cooking in the Campo: Learn to make tortillas and salsas!

Our adventure starts from the market,  choose your ingredients that you will use to make delicious tortillas y salsas! Visit the market and select everything you need with our translator.  Get ready for this experience full of colors, food, music and fantastic energy that you will only find in Oaxaca. Venture out to Yatareni with … Read more

Hands on Dyeing and Weaving Workshop in Teotitlán (One-Day Workshop)

Our dyeing host from Teotitlán, Doña Josefina from the women´s collective, is hosting this workshop in which you will be able to dye a range of natural colors from organic pigments, and then weave your own small piece to take home. Join us and the women´s weaving collective in Teotitlán del Valle, the village known … Read more

Hands in Clay: Atzompa

  Hands in Clay: A Pottery Experience in Oaxaca with Three Generations of Women Artists There are few things more grounding than creating art directly from the earth. Tlayudona invites you to join our “Hands in Clay” workshop in Atzompa, Oaxaca, where you’ll learn the ancestral art of pottery alongside three generations of women artisans … Read more

Day of the Dead Altar in Etla

Day of the Dead is such a precious time in Oaxaca, and this experience has been designed for you to get to experience its beauty and significance in the most profound way possible… family style. We are going to start the day with a grand Oaxacan welcoming in the village of Etla, complete with hot … Read more

Hands on Dyeing and Weaving Workshop in Teotitlán (Two-Day Workshop)

Our dyeing host from Teotitlán, Doña Josefina from the women´s collective, is hosting this two day hands-on workshop in which you will be able to dye a range of natural colors from organic pigments, and then weave your own small piece to take home. Join us and the women´s weaving collective in Teotitlán del Valle, … Read more

Hands in Clay: Black Pottery of San Bartolo Coyotepec

Enjoy this new clay experience based in San Bartolo Coyotepec where you will learn the ancestral technique of working with the black clay that is typical of the region. Sandra will take us step by step through the process of making black clay pieces, and you will explore your creativity and develop new skills in … Read more