Ceramics San Antonio Guatemala

He started up a pottery workshop and taught his craft to several young apprentices.

Ceramics san antonio guatemala.

See reviews photos directions phone numbers and more for the best pottery in san antonio tx. Sebatian at the clay workshop in san antonio palopo guatemala. The patron saint of the village is st. The people of the region are cakchiquel maya with a distinctive style of clothing.

Wholesale handmade fair trade guatemalan ceramics kitchen goods ceramics are from san antonio palopo guatemala where artisans were trained under famous ceramicist ken edwards. Anthony of padua the annual festival takes place on 13 june. Guatemala ceramics store san antonio palopo lake atitlan. We recommend booking san antonio palopo tours ahead of time to secure your spot.

Artisan emporia presents an inside view of mayanke s ceramics studio on the shores of lake atitlan in san antonio guatemala. We watched men painting the pottery by hand and also saw the ovens where the ceramic pieces where baked which where made from what appeared to be clay or adobe bricks. San antonio palopó is a municipality in the sololá department of guatemala the village is on the eastern shore of lake atitlán the lowest elevation is 1 562 metres 5 125 ft at the shoreline. What makes this area so special for creating pottery and lake atitlan ceramics store has the varied types of rocks sand and the volcanic activity that have combined over the centuries to produce a clay that is perfect for making high quality ceramics.

San antonio ceramics ceramica guatemala 20 odd years ago an american potter named ken edwards moved to the village of san antonio palopó where he found good supplies of high quality clay. Mayanke is a fair trade lead free ceramics studio supplying artisan. In fact this source of great clay is exactly what brought the legendary potter. See all 3 san antonio palopo tours on tripadvisor.