Artists we met

Today we went to 3 different art-related locations.

We started at the home of Vicente Hernandez, who creates beautiful pottery, completely by hand. He started by working in a ceramics factory for 25 years so he has the skills down really well, but now he has branched out to creating pieces independently and as artfully as he wants. A lot of us bought some of his pieces from him and his lovely wife, and some of us even tried our hands at the pottery wheel.

Our second destination was a paper factory where we got to see the whole paper-making process. The creators use all natural fibers and materials and make all kinds of cool designs on their paper. There was a gift shop there, too, and we took lots of photos, so you will get to see examples of these too.

Our final destination before lunch was the Art Center, which is located on a breathtaking mountainside and which used to be a factory. The buildings were framed by lush trees and lots of builtin in waterfalls and other waterworks. This is a place where artists can live and teach classes and there are often art exhibits, though we did not see one this time. Ms. Neale loved this location and I am pretty sure she would be very happy to be the Spanish-teaching-many-talented-artist-in-residence there. Ms. OB would thrive too, with all the lush nature around her that she could easily translate into art in a very organized, fun way.

After lunch we had some time to ourselves. Some of us went to the Zocolo, including its the market, one of my absolute favorite places, and some of us stayed at our homestays to rest. Tomorrow morning we leave for Benito Jaurez and will have to say goodbye to our wonderful, welcoming, fun homestay families. But we can keep in contact over email!