The women of Oaxaca continue to amaze and inspire me. They have a strength and resiliency, often a smile and a little mischievous glint in their eyes. Like the women above from San Marcos Tlapazola, a village near Tlacolula. They are renown for their ceramics, which is produced by a large women's collective. I see them all the time and they are always happy, willing to joke and ready to do business. In fact, I don't ever remember meeting a man from the village, but I must have. Their pieces are reasonably priced, a little higher than other places, but the design and quality is second to none. They rule.
And they are representative of many of the qualities that many women seem to possess here. They are the backbone of the place, no matter what any man says. They start young....
Until they are seasoned with strength and wisdom
James Brown sang "This is a Man's World" but guess what? It ain't. Time to let the women run the place.... for the next 5000 years. Yeah, I'm lookin' at you, El Norte... and everyplace else.
1 comment:
Nice Photos. I have been to San Marcos and visited some
of the ceramicists there. They are a very strong and united
group of women.
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