Day of the Dead and Traditional Arts
Join us for this journey to visit the ancient stones of a Mayan jungle city, a highland colonial town surrounded by villages of traditional weavers and Day of the Dead festivals in Mayan cemeteries filled with folks dressed to the T in the hand woven finery.
Nine nights, $2,145
October 26-November 4, 2011
The Art of Natural Colors. Dyes, Pigments and Artisans of Oaxaca Oaxaca is color! From the walls of the colonial buildings, the frescos in the Zapotec temples, the piles of food in the markets to the colors of her textiles, pottery and contemporary paintings, color is everywhere. In coordination with Kansas State University and professor Sherry Haar, we take a journey into the world of Oaxaca’s natural colors.
Nine Nights, $1,740
January 3-12, 2012
Fiber Arts of the Oaxacan Coast
Some of the very best of Mexico’s indigenous weaving is found along remote reaches of the Oaxaca coast. We go visiting Mixtec and Amuzgo backstrap weavers, hand spinners and natural dyers as well as taking a trip to a remote beach with one of the last traditional murex dyers on the planet. And it’s carnival week so we’ll cross paths with some mischievousness.
Eight nights, $1,795
January 21-29, 2012
Creative Hands. Folk Artists of the Oaxaca Valley
Sunday to Market and Revolutionary Potters. Five Thousand Weavers! The Blind Potter and a Mirror to Build a Church. The Hidden Whittlers. Smoking Kilns and Recycled Art.
Mayan Fibers and Culture From the humid jungle lowlands of Chiapas to the misty uplands and villages of highly skilled Mayan weavers, this is a journey woven of handspun threads and culture diversity.
Nine Nights, $2,145
March 10-19, 2012
Michoacán Arts and the Great Easter Market
Into the marvelous, but seldom visited Purepecha highlands of Michoacan for the Easter folkart market, largest in the country, plus visits to potters, coppersmiths, mask carvers, reed weavers, beautiful colonial cities, markets and rural churches.
