Michoacán activities program | Handmade | Workshop of Maque de Pátzcuaro, Uruapan and Peribán

Description

The maque or lacquer comes from the tradition of the native peoples of Mexico. This technique, which is still used mainly in Uruapan and Pátzcuaro in the state of Michoacán, consists of mixing minerals from the earth with Chia oil, obtaining a paste that hardens when it dries, offering a lustrous surface with which to decorate with a brush or sgraffito. pieces of wood, gourds, mask, trays and toys.
In this workshop you will learn the history of this technique from two outstanding Michoacan expert artisans and you will live the artisan experience of this ancestral tradition, you will learn to apply the paste composed of minerals and chia oil called tlalpilole in the maqueado process and later you will be able Decorate your own pieces.
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
Tuesday June 18 | 11am – 1pm
Session 2
Thursday June 20 | 11am – 1pm