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Weaving a Curve: A Documentary Short Film

Eric Chavez Sosa and I made this six minute short documentary film during the January 31-February 6 workshop held by Oaxaca Cultural Navigator LLC in Teotitlan del Valle. It was our first film making… more →

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Weaving a Curve: A Documentary Short Film — 1 comment

ValleyGirl wrote 10 months ago: Eric Chavez Sosa and I made this six minute short documentary film during the January 31-February 6 … more →

Tags: Cultural Commentary, Oaxaca, México, Teotitlan del Valle, Federico Chavez Sosa, Zapotec weaving, Norma Hawthorne, documentary filmmaking, Documentary Photography

Tenidos de Reserva Taller -- Bound Resist Natural Dye Workshop — 2 comments

ValleyGirl wrote 11 months ago: Carolyn Kallenborn worked with Eric Chavez Santiago, director of education at the Museo Textil de Oa … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca rug weaving and natural dyes, Oaxaca travel, Teotitlan del Valle, Textiles, Tapestries & Weaving, Workshops, Museo Textil de Oaxaca, weaving workshops, bound resist dye technique

Feliz Compleanos y Prospero Ano Nuevo: New Year's Eve Part Two

ValleyGirl wrote 11 months ago: Celebrations for the new year begin at sundown on New Year’s Eve with the sound of firecracker … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Cultural Commentary, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca food and lodging, Travel & Tourism, Federico Chavez Sosa, Las Granadas B&B

Remigio Mestas: Textile Museum of Oaxaca Exhibition

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: “Remigio Mestas: A Mirror on the Rich Textiles of Oaxaca” Exhibition at the Museo Textil … more →

Tags: Cultural Commentary, Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca rug weaving and natural dyes, Natural dyes, backstrap loom, Norma Hawthorne, Oaxaca textile museum, Oaxaca textiles, hand weaving

Diagramming the Altar of the Dead: Dia de los Muertos

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: Beginning in pre-Columbian times in the Zapotec culture, the dead are remembered through ofrendas (o … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca travel, Cultural Commentary, Teotitlan del Valle, tapestry weaving, Janet Chavez Santiago, Day of the Dead, Día de los Muertos, Mexican religious symbols

Pan Comida! Piece of Cake!

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: After hours of preparation, Eric and Janet hosted a free 3-hour after school workshop yesterday afte … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Alebrijes, NC Arts Incubator, cardboard looms, Teachers, k-8 art, Kites, Chatham County NC

Weavers from Oaxaca to teach and exhibit in North Carolina — 1 comment

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: Pittsboro, NC – Textile artists, brother and sister Eric and Janet Chavez Santiago, from the village … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca rug weaving and natural dyes, Teotitlan del Valle, Against His Will Gallery and Studio, Chatham Artists Guild, chatham arts, Chatham Arts Grassroots Grant, Chatham County teachers workshop, Chatham Studio Tour

Oaxaca Weaving Workshop: Day One — 1 comment

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: Karen Karuza arrived this morning to begin a four-day weaving and natural dyeing workshop with the C … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca rug weaving and natural dyes, Oaxaca travel, Cultural Commentary, Teotitlan del Valle, Food + Recipes, Travel & Tourism, Federico Chavez Sosa, Sopa de Elote

From Mitla to Sumatra: The Art of the Woven Fret

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: THIS is Oaxaca! The colors and graphics alone of this brochure singularly depict the vibrancy and en … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca travel, Travel & Tourism, Teotitlan del Valle, Museo Textil de Oaxaca, Alejandro de Avila, Oaxaca textile museum, Mexican weaving patterns, Roman Gutierrez

Weaving With Feathers!

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: I can’t wait to get back to Oaxaca! Just a few more weeks until we arrive on June 25. I want … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca rug weaving and natural dyes, Teotitlan del Valle, Travel & Tourism, Federico Chavez Sosa, Museo Textil de Oaxaca, weaving with feathers, textiles Oaxaca Mexico, Oaxaca textile museum

Letter From Eric, May 31, 2008 — 1 comment

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: I have been at the Museo Textil de Oaxaca for only for 2 weeks and I am still trying to understand a … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca rug weaving and natural dyes, Teotitlan women, Oaxaca weaving patterns, Museo Textil de Oaxaca, Oaxaca textile museum exhibits, the greca as a universal weaving pattern, Alejandro de Avila, Oaxaca textile museum hours

Notes From An Artist's Journal by Andrea Donnelly — 1 comment

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: I am writing this entry from Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico. I’ve been here since July … more →

Tags: Cultural Commentary, Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca rug weaving and natural dyes, Oaxaca travel, Weavers and artists, Learning to weave, natural dyeing techniques, North Carolina State University textiles program, Federico Chavez Santiago

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