Michoacán activities program | Handmade | Pátzcuaro cane pasta worksho

Description

The Cane Paste technique was used since pre-Hispanic times by the Purépecha peoples of Lake Pátzcuaro to make their idols and deities. This modeling technique remains alive in the creative hands of Michoacan artisans, acquiring national and international fame for its religious figures.
This technique, also called “tatzingueni” consists of modeling figures with a paste made from the pith of corn and orchid cane, which is allowed to dry, lined and applied with a layer of gesso.
In this workshop you will learn from the hand of the Michoacan artisan Mario Agustín Gaspar Rodríguez, the entire process of making, modeling and decorating with this Purépecha technique and you will be able to make your own corn cane pasta figures.
Imparted by
Mario Agustín Gaspar Rodríguez
Originally from Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. Since his childhood he learned an important and invaluable knowledge of various crafts, highlighting the “Maque”, the “Laca Perfilada en Oro” and the “Corn Cane Pasta” whose origin dates back to pre-Hispanic and colonial times. He has been a speaker and has participated in conferences on Michoacan crafts. Winner of the Third Place of the Grand Prize for Popular Art in 1995, in 1996 the Grand Prize for Popular Art Award.
Beatriz Ortega Ruiz
Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. Since her childhood she learned an important and invaluable knowledge of various artisanal crafts, highlighting the “Maque”, the “Laca Perfilada en Oro” and the “Corn Cane Pasta” whose origin dates back to pre-Hispanic and colonial times. She is an artisan from Pátzcuaro who has dedicated part of her career to rescuing the Cane Pasta technique in which lightweight religious images are made. She has been a speaker and has participated in conferences on Michoacan crafts.
Session 1
Wednesday June 19 | 11am – 1pm
Session 2
Friday June 21 | 11am – 1pm