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"The hands, eyes and heart of the Maestro"

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


2005 Maestros

Artists from Other Years: 2011, 2010, 2009 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004


The following artists will be attending in 2010 and are featured in the landmark book "The Great Masters of Mexican Folk Art."
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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)

 

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