Stays

Since its inception, the workshop has had the mission of sharing and teaching different techniques and trades that enable dignified lives through art. Make a stay with us where you will have the opportunity to learn the techniques used by the master artisans to decorate the pieces or work the clay. You’ll be able to develop yourself in a unique environment where you should use your creativity and artistic skills.

You ‘ll be always guided by qualified teachers with vast experience in the use of the material and the techniques.

BASES

To make your stay an enjoyable and unforgettable experience, we share with you this detailed information about the process and everything you need to know to be with us soon.

The stay can last for 5 or 3 days. We offer painting or ceramic.

The stay includes:

A wooden piece or 10 kg of clay.
Materials and tools for working
A class with a teacher who will guide you through the process.
Two meals a day. The same is offered to collaborators.

Does not include

Accommodation
There is an inn (Posada Tilcajete) where you can stay. It is not part of the workshop, but we recommend it.
It has bedrooms for 4 people with a private bathroom, hot water, Wi-Fi, and a shared kitchen.
It’s two blocks from the workshop.
You can also rent a room or a house, but you need to manage it by yourself.
Transportation to the village.

1.- Choose the area for your stay

Jacobo and María Ángeles workshop – Decorating

Decorate your piece guided by an expert decorator teacher who will share with you the different techniques that we use for decorating de pieces, the color combinations, and the Zapotec symbology.

Mogote – High-heat ceramic

Experience and learn pottery techniques that allow you from the local resource development to let your creations run free. We handle 3 different techniques: lathe, hand-built and ceramic mural.

2.- Choose the stay time

STAY FOR 5 DAYS (40 HRS)
Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

3.- Send your paperwork by email
Send the following documents to rh@jacoboymariaangeles.com
1.- Motive letter
2.- Possible dates to assist (take into account the stays start on Monday)
3.- Official ID (scanned or clear photograph)
4.- Medical certificate (no more than a month previously)
5.- Responsive letter and official ID from your parents or tutors. If you’re under the legal age, you must assist in the stay accompanied by an adult

4.- Form of payment
1.- When your documentation is approved, we’ll contact you by e-mail and we’ll ask you to realize an advance deposit of 50% of the full payment of the stay.
2.- Realize your payment and send your voucher to rh@jacoboymariaangeles.com
3.- The remaining 50% of the cost of the stay would be due at check-in at the latest.

Important

The stays must be booked at the latest a week in advance as they required a planning.
Only we accept stays in the low season. We cannot meet you on Holy Week, Day of the Dead, July (Guelaguetza), or Christmas, because we received a lot of visitors, and we won’t be able to care for you.
At the end of the stay, you can take your piece.
In the case of ceramic pieces, they take 7 days to dry for you won’t have to put your piece in the oven and neither glassing. You can experience this with another piece. The mote team is in charge of burning and glassing your pieces when they’re dry. We can send it to your address. The cost of shipping is extra, and it depends on the destination and the size of the piece.
The stay includes 10 kg of mud and their corresponding burning. You can purchase more mud by kilo for an extra fee like the glassing and the burning.
We include breakfast and lunch, the same food by the collaborators of the workshop (the comal food has an extra cost)
The starting day of the stay is only Monday, except for previously established events.
The stays don’t include transportation and accommodation.

If the student needs medical care caused by some activity inside the workshop facilities, the expenses shall be covered immediately by the workshop and must be reimbursed at the end of the stay.

FAQs

EXPERIENCES

Contact

Ana Karen Antonio Diego
9511262125
rh@jacoboymariaangeles.com