5th Annual Maestros del Arte
November 10, 11 and 12, 2006 – 10 am to 4 pm
La Huerta, Carretera Chapala-Jocotepec, Ajijic, Jalisco

2005 Maestros
Artists from Other Years: 2009 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004

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José Luis Cerda Báez - craved wood in the Paracho style Emilio Molinero Hurtado - burnished pottery Hilario Alejos Madrigal - pineapple pottery Neftalí Ayungua Suárez - pineapple & natural glaze pottery José Ojeda - "World famous" knives Other noteworthy artists attending are . . . Julio Laja Chichicastla - unbelievable amate paper Pottery of Mata Ortiz - thin-walled pottery from Chihuahua, México Enrique Badillo Aguilar - tinsmith extraordinaire Bulmaro Alejos Madrigal - traditional green pineapple pottery and Catrinas Juan Horta Castillo - traditional maskmaker - one of the most sought after in Mexico Camelia Ramos Zamora - weaver of rebozos extraordinaire Felipe Benitez Miranda - fantastic Nahuatl alebrijes (carved wood animals) and paintings Jorge Parada López - Panama hats - fiber of exquisite texture Diseños José Flores - original designs embroidered in silk Catalina Martines Benito - whimsical devil figures (women from her town are famous for these figures) Alvaro de la Cruz & Family - this family has taken the ceramic Catrinas to new heights Ruth Cortés Rodriguez - silvered Alpacca cutlery and other objects Martin Ibarra - intricate ceramic virgins and other ceramic pieces Centro de Integración Tapalpa, A.C. - this school is dedicated to nurturing the artistic, creative and academic potential of special-needs children - Papelmalecho, paper maché over recycled garbage Manuel Ruiz Martinez - generations of rug weaving have honed the skills of this artisan Huichol - bead and string work pressed into beeswax, also embroidery Sandro Estrada Guerrero - pre-Hispanic replicas (Our thanks to Norm Tibor for the use of his photographs)