The Pottery of Oaxaca in the South of Mexico

There is a place in the far south of Mexico...

manos de Oaxaca. the hands of the potter, carver, and weaver. Our warehouse is full of beautiful pottery, a rich gift to our times born of thousands
of years of practice. But the reason Manos de Oaxaca exists isn't for the pots,
but rather the people who create those pots. The knowledge and life ways in
the pottery villages have existed as such for thousands of years, a type of
sustainability rare in the human world. As the industrial world moves into Oaxaca
with its plastic buckets and aluminum pans, the pottery is disappearing. Through
our workshops and journeys, pottery sales and this Web site, we hope to lend
a hand to the culture of pottery and other arts by giving these artisans the
opportunity to continue with their ancient trade.

Manos de Oaxaca...Oaxacan hands...the hands of the rural Oaxacan artisan.
A Web site offering an intimate glimpse into the world of the potters and weavers of Oaxaca and a delectable menu of hands-in-the-mud workshops and backcactus tours into the land of Oaxaca's great artisans.

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