Oaxaca Cultural Navigator Norma Schafer

Arts, Photography, Cultural Workshops and Expeditions in Oaxaca, Mexico

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Encore: Shop Oaxaca Tote and Market Baskets

Encore: Shop Oaxaca Tote and Market Baskets

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Sombreros de Castor--Shopping for Beaver Cowboy Hats in Oaxaca

Sombreros de Castor–Shopping for Beaver Cowboy Hats in Oaxaca

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It's An Indigo World Sale: Shawls, Scarves

It’s An Indigo World Sale: Shawls, Scarves

Well, mostly indigo, plus some other spectacular natural dyes that are used to color the threads of these twelve (12) beautifully back-strap loom woven scarves and shawls. Here, you will find alder wood bark (palo de aguila), wild marigold (pericone), banana tree bark, purple snail (caracol), coyuchi (native brown cotton), and cochineal (red bug) dyes. These pieces, from my personal collection,…

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Virtual Trunk Show: 16 Oaxaca + Chiapas Huipiles

Virtual Trunk Show: 16 Oaxaca + Chiapas Huipiles

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Quick Sale: Greca Rug + 2 Pillows

Quick Sale: Greca Rug + 2 Pillows

#1 Muy Suavecita Grecas Rug or Blanket—$187 This textile was woven by 90+ year old Secundino in the old Teotitlan Zapotec style. He washed the yarn in the river with amole, a root used for soap. He weaves on the treadle loom. This is two matching pieces sewn together just like the old days. It’s much softer and lighter weight than a rug. More suited, I think for the foot of the bed, back of a…

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Joyas: Jewelry for Sale from Oaxaca and Chiapas

Joyas: Jewelry for Sale from Oaxaca and Chiapas

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Save the Date: November 3 GRAND EXPOVENTA—Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca

Save the Date: November 3 GRAND EXPOVENTA—Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca

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Zapotec Oaxaca and Oriental Rugs for Sale

Zapotec Oaxaca and Oriental Rugs for Sale

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Tribute to Cecelia Bautista Caballero, Michoacán Rebozo Weaver

Tribute to Cecelia Bautista Caballero, Michoacán Rebozo Weaver

Cecelia Bautista Caballero is an icon among the weavers of Mexico. She died last week in her village of Ahuiran surrounded by family in the Mexican tradition of sending her spirit on to the next world. I met Cecelia some years ago when I first went to Michoacan to plan a tour that would focus on textiles, craft and the Monarch butterflies of the region. She was a stately, regal woman, warm and…

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Moved to the Mesa Jewelry Sale: Vintage

Moved to the Mesa Jewelry Sale: Vintage

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Oaxaca Photographer Luvia Lazo Captures Guelaguetza Style for Vogue

Oaxaca Photographer Luvia Lazo Captures Guelaguetza Style for Vogue

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Up, Up and Away: Traveling to Oaxaca's Sierra Mixe

Up, Up and Away: Traveling to Oaxaca’s Sierra Mixe

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Into the Oaxaca Rain Forest: San Pedro Cajonos

Into the Oaxaca Rain Forest: San Pedro Cajonos

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Pop-up Expoventa, Teotitlan del Valle, Saturday, July 30

Pop-up Expoventa, Teotitlan del Valle, Saturday, July 30

Starts 11 am to 4 pm take MEXICO 190 to Teotitlan del valle enter village turn left at Francisco I Madero Continue to end at basketball court. Slight left down and across the dry creek. on other side bear right at the fork. Go to 4th house on left. Prolongacion Francisco I Madero #80. Workshop Taller Tenido a Mano and Norma’s casita. Featuring best quality back-strap loomed clothing, many with…

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La Malinche: Mexico's Mestizo Origins

La Malinche: Mexico’s Mestizo Origins

For those who don’t know, La Malinche was the young woman-child and slave sold to Hernan Cortes on the Maya coast of Mexico in 1521. She was traded by the Chontal Maya along with 19 other 12-year olds. Her narrative is complex and formidable. An exhibit at the Albuquerque Museum examines her role as survivor, interpretor, and companion. In viewing the exhibit and knowing of her story, I continue…

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Collecting Indigenous Art: From Oaxaca to New Mexico and Back

Collecting Indigenous Art: From Oaxaca to New Mexico and Back

On June 16, 2022, the New York Times published a story about Native American artist Cannupa Hanska Luger focusing on the tension between what white collectors’ want and how the native artist responds. Titled Cannupa Hanska Luger is Turning the Tables on the Art World, the story digs deep into artistic expression, art as social commentary and political activism, and why art is made and for…

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Seven Huipiles from Pinotepa de Don Luis, Oaxaca--Sale Direct From Maker

Seven Huipiles from Pinotepa de Don Luis, Oaxaca–Sale Direct From Maker

When I posted about the process of sewing the embroidered collar onto my blusa made in Pinotepa de Don Luis, weaver Monica Hernandez from Pinotepa de Don Luis contacted me via Facebook messenger. She asked if I would help her sell handwoven blouses (blusas) and dresses (huipiles) she and her sister made. Her husband is Rafael Avedaño, son of the famous Don Habucuc Avedaño, who learned to gather…

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