Oaxaca Cultural Navigator : Norma Schafer

One of the sublime pleasures of living in Mexico is being able to savor her homemade chocolate. Chocolate, the word, comes from the Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs. In its original tongue, it...

https://oaxacaculture.com/2024/04/choco-cafe/

WARP stands for Weave a Real Peace. I have been a member since 2017 when I helped organize their international conference in Oaxaca, and provided most of the programming. I love this organization...

https://oaxacaculture.com/2024/04/come-join-me-warp-annual-textile-conference-2024-in-colorado/

I arrived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday afternoon. After getting up at three o’clock in the morning to get in the taxi at four o’clock to arrive at the airport forty-five minutes la...

https://oaxacaculture.com/2024/04/oaxaca-to-new-mexico-a-contrast/

Meet a Member Fireside Chat: with Eric Chávez SantiagoTuesday, April 9th at 3 pm Eastern(Spanish)Wednesday, April 10th at 3 pm Eastern(English) Will you be attending?EVENT DETAILS: NOTA: puede v...

https://oaxacaculture.com/2024/04/eric-chavez-santiago-to-speak-about-textiles-at-warp-chat/

Butch came to me six years ago, joining Mamacita and Tia, to form a tribe of three. At the time, he may have been six years old, sleek, muscular, a commanding presence.  Today, he is an old man,...

https://oaxacaculture.com/2024/03/lament-of-the-dog-catcher/

I spent the morning with Estela Montaño and Edith Montaño Martínez at their home and workshop in Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca. Xi-Guía is the name of the town in Zapteco, the indigenous langu...

https://oaxacaculture.com/2024/03/xi-guia-making-handbags-in-teotitlan-del-valle/

Stay cool and fresh as spring is here and summer is just around the corner. Preview sale of Oaxaca and Chiapas cotton and linen blouses before we put them in our shop. The shop won’t open back ...

https://oaxacaculture.com/2024/03/jump-start-summer-blouse-sale-oaxaca-chiapas/