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Wefts of Sea and Wind: The Textiles of Francisca Palafox -- Textile Museum of Oaxaca Opening1 comment

ValleyGirl wrote 3 months ago: TRAMAS DE MAR Y VIENTO: LOS TEXTILES DE FRANCISCA PALAFOX What: Opening Host: Museo Textil de Oaxaca … more →

Tags: Cultural Commentary, Oaxaca travel, Textiles, Tapestries & Weaving, Travel & Tourism, Francisca Palafox, Ikoot women, Museo Textil de Oaxaca, Oaxaca textile museum opening, San Mateo del Mar

Rug Exhibition & Sale in Oaxaca, July 27, 1 - 10 p.m.

ValleyGirl wrote 4 months ago: An exhibition and sale of handwoven, naturally dyed 100% wool rugs made by Frederico Chavez Sosa fro … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Textiles, Tapestries & Weaving, Travel & Tourism, Federico Chavez Sosa master weaver, handwoven wool rugs, Mexican corn god, Natural dyes, rug sale Oaxaca July 27 2009

El Dio del Maize: Corn God of Mexico--Rug Weaving1 comment

ValleyGirl wrote 4 months ago: This afternoon Federico Chavez Sosa completed this extraordinary handwoven 100% wool rug created wit … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Teotitlan del Valle, Textiles, Tapestries & Weaving, Natural dyes, Federico Chavez Sosa, tapestry weaving, Zapotec rug designs, handwoven wool rug, El Dio de la Maize

Weaving a Curve-Documentary Film: English Subtitles2 comments

ValleyGirl wrote 6 months ago: I’m happy to announce that we now have the film that Eric and I made last February translated … more →

Tags: Oaxaca travel, Teotitlan del Valle, documentary filmmaking workshop, Federico Chavez Sosa master weaver, Mexico rug patterns, rug weaving, weaving a curve

Rug Gallery -- Hand Woven in Teotitlan del Valle2 comments

ValleyGirl wrote 6 months ago: These beautiful 100% wool, handwoven and naturally dyed rugs are for sale.  Most are woven by master … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Teotitlan del Valle, Federico Chavez Sosa master weaver, handwoven 100% wool rugs, Mexican rug weaving patterns, Oaxaca rugs, Zapotec rugs for sale

NC Moss Dye Bath & Silk Cocoons1 comment

ValleyGirl wrote 8 months ago: During one of the visits to Teotitlan last summer, I went to the studio of Arte y Seda.  This family … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Teotitlan del Valle, how to dye silk cocoons, moss dye bath, Natural dyes, Silk Jewelry, silkworms

Tenidos de Reserva Taller -- Bound Resist Natural Dye Workshop2 comments

ValleyGirl wrote 10 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 travel, Teotitlan del Valle, Textiles, Tapestries & Weaving, Workshops, bound resist dye technique, Carolyn Kallenborn, Eric Chavez Santiago, Museo Textil de Oaxaca

Baptismo, Mercado, Massaje: Just Another Day in Teotitlan

ValleyGirl wrote 10 months ago: The sound of familiar music drew me to the doors of the village church and another celebration. [My … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca travel, Teotitlan del Valle, Textiles, Tapestries & Weaving, maize, México, Natural dyes, Oaxaca, tapestry weaving

December 2009 Happenings! Oaxaca Textile Museum.

ValleyGirl wrote 12 months ago: Reciban un cordial Saludo. Estas son las actividades en el MTO para el mes de Diciembre, espero nos … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Anil, December 2009 weaving workshops, fiber arts, Indigo, Mexico art and culture, Museo Textil de Oaxaca, natural dye workshops, Oaxaca textile museum

Quick, Post-Election Note From Eric Chavez

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: I have been reading that NC and Virginia made history in the US by voting democrat this year! this i … more →

Tags: Cultural Commentary, Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca travel, Fowler Museum UCLA, mexican art, Oaxaca art and culture, Obama and Mexico

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, backstrap loom, Eric Chavez Santiago, Fiber Art, hand weaving, indigenous weaving, María Isabel Grañén Porrúa, Natural dyes

Musings

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: Stephen and I are breathing a little easier now that the Chavez Family North Carolina artist residen … more →

Tags: Cultural Commentary, Travel & Tourism, artist workshops, facebook, Filmmaking, making documentary films, Painting, Photography, Textiles

The Art of the Woven Rug and the Dow-Jones1 comment

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: I read the NY Times online during multiple intervals daily, watch the stock market numbers slide and … more →

Tags: Cultural Commentary, Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, art and the Dow-Jones, Economy, Natural dyes, New York Stock Exchange, weaving

It's a Wrap: Last 2008 NC Event--Fri., Oct. 17 Siler City Art Walk

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: This Friday, Oct. 17, 6-9 pm, marks the last event for the Chatham artist residency of weavers Eric … more →

Tags: Chavez Santiago, NC Arts Incubator, Siler City Art Walk

Poster: Textile Arts of Oaxaca -- October 2008 North Carolina Calendar

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: … more →

Tags: Cultural Commentary, Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Art Gallery, Chavez Santiago Family weavers, Eric Chavez, fiber arts, Janet Chavez, Mexican weaving patterns, Natural dyes

Weavers from Oaxaca to teach and exhibit in North Carolina1 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, 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, Cloth Fiber Workshop Asheville

Au-then-tic: Real, Genuine, Original, Credible, Trustworthy

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: What defines authentic? Who is the arbiter of authenticity? Is there a higher standard that we hold … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Cultural Commentary, Teotitlan del Valle, Travel & Tourism, Natural dyes, cochineal, Indigo, Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental Quality

Rhythms of Zapotec Weaving2 comments

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: The thump, thump, rhythmic cadence of the loom awakens me on the mornings that Federico Chavez Sosa … more →

Tags: Cultural Commentary, Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca travel, Travel & Tourism, Ethnic Art, learn to weave, Marketing Art, México, Teotitlan del Valle

Silkworms in Oaxaca6 comments

ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: Sunday, August 18, Teotitlan del Valle: I’m behind the wheel of the aging blue Toyota truck, f … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca travel, Cultural Commentary, Teotitlan del Valle, oaxaca indigenous dress, Travel & Tourism, Natural dyes, weaving and natural dyes, silk weaving Oaxaca


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