Thoughts and photos from the February 2012 Chiripa buying trip to Mexico.
Some of our most amazing and memorable experiences traveling in Mexico come from visiting workshops in small villages. The artists are in their natural element.
Master potter Manuel Morales lives and works in Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan, Mexico. Using pre-columbian themes and geometrical designs, he has managed to combine images from his indigenous Purepecha heritage and influences from the greater world of art history. His workshop is the building that was the first hospital in that area. Manuel's work has won numerous national prizes and is coveted in the U.S. and Europe. Chiripa feels fortunate to have several new pieces on the way.
Our current (4/12) remaining piece can be found on the Chiripa website.
We first met Manuel when visiting his mother, also a potter. Ofelia Gamez died about a year ago; a great loss to the community and Chiripa.
We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new shipment from Mexico. Sign up for the Chiripa mailing list (lower right corner of homepage) if you would like email notifications. -kl
2 comments:
Hi!
Thanks for posting this! I'm also a huge fan of Manuel's work and I'm always trying to figure out how I can get a few pieces home to California without damage. Do you mind me asking what shipping company you use down here?
Thanks!
P
We don't have a shipper in this area. We use a shipper in Guadalajara and have vendors in different parts of Mexico ship to him. I'll send you the Guadalajara contact if you want it.
Kathryn/Chiripa
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