Gustavo Bernal is a native of Michoacán. This artisan pottery made of clay from Tlalpujahua is fired at high temperature and completely handmade. He started his work in Mexico City but wanted to be close to the source of his materials.
He studied at the school of pottery and porcelain MOA group with Japanese teachers for two years and has been making his own style of pottery for 15 years. He describes his art in ceramics, as “ACA”, inside, the heart, of our roots, people. Which combines the four elements: earth, air, water and fire. Using a technique with Iron oxides (natural earth colors).
His studio is also a school workshop, “Ceramicas Aca” (Ceramics Here), where he currently teaches for free up to 15 people. Tlalpujahua is located in the most eastern part of Michoacan almost directly between Morelia and Mexico City.
Ths video was particualarly interesting to me because Pottery/Art was my major in College back in the late 1960’s. Back in the Hippie Daze. We worked and used a clay very similar and built two high-fire gas kilns.
A Crocodile (cocodrilo) experience in Melaque, Costalegre, Jalisco – Mexico
This story is from a few years ago when I lived on the Lagoon (Laguna de Tule in Melaque)
For the last month, maybe two, we’ve been having a night visitor that leaves tracks like those below. We knew it was a crocodile because we see them in the lagoon all the time. What we didn’t know
Museo Diego Rivera Anahuacalli or simply Anahuacalli Museum is a museum located in the south of Mexico City.
The unique museum was conceived and created by muralist Diego Rivera, who, motivated by his own interest in the Mexican culture collected near 60 thousand prehispanic pieces during his life and projected a building to place and exhibit them. It was
Villa Purificacion is about half way between Autlan and La Huerta off highway 80 north of Casimiro Castillo and is part of the La Huerta municipio in the state of Jalisco. Because of the abundance of water, agriculture is the main industry of the area
This town was founded by the Spanish back in the mid 1500’s but I’ve not found much more history on this pretty little town. The road in from highway
House building in Mexico
Small house project near the beach in Melaque, Jalisco – Mexico
It’s about time to feature my house building project that’s been going on since late 2007. At least that’s when I bought the first lot and almost a year later bought the second adjoining.
The story deals with incompetent builders, family problems, stopping and re-starting the project, changes in presta nombre, changes in house plans
