"CASA BLANCO " arte popular — Local services in Oaxaca

I took a pottery workshop here, and the experience was quite nice and the instructor was a very sweet person! However the promise of the workshop was that I would get to keep what I make, and they told us in a few days we would get it. One week later, I heard nothing so I messaged and they said sorry a few more days. Another week goes by and I still heard nothing, so I message again and they said due to personal issues they haven’t been able to fire my projects but that they can offer me other things that others have made. I was very disappointed as I really wanted my projects, but said if it’s impossible I’d take other pieces. They said that they’d get it fired and delivered to me before I leave, which was 3-4 days away from then. I let them know the day and time of when I’d have to leave Oaxaca and the day comes and I hear still nothing. I reached out again and the next day they respond that I will not be receiving my items nor any other items because they did not and do not have time to fire anything and then bring it to Oaxaca center. This is 18 days after the workshop day. So if you’re intending on taking a workshop on your ~10 day trip, you might want to reconsider your chances of leaving with something you made. I understand that personal issues come up to interfere with work, but they provided no communication, promised something and again failed to deliver even the back up idea. They offered no other solution except...

Our pottery class was held at this studio and it was one of the favorite stops of our trip. Oaxaca is filled with many artisan goods and sometimes many look similar. This was not the case with Casa Blanco, they have a very unique style of ceramics that is shared amongst their family. We got some awesome pieces to take home and later in our trip saw casa blanco pieces at some of the galleries in the city and enjoyed knowing who made them and the stories behind them! Definitely want to come back...

Este espacio trasciende la definición de un simple taller de artesanías; se erige como un verdadero santuario de tradición y memoria colectiva. Al visitarlo, tuvimos la fortuna de conocer al maestro artesano, quien compartió con generosidad no solo los secretos técnicos que intervienen en la elaboración de cada pieza, sino también el trasfondo cultural y simbólico que las sostiene.

Su explicación minuciosa reveló la complejidad de los procesos, pero lo más valioso fue la manera en que sus palabras se convirtieron en testimonio vivo de un legado heredado de generación en generación, desde su abuela y su madre hasta él mismo. En su discurso se percibe la grandeza de las raíces que lo sostienen, expresadas con una elocuencia que convierte cada relato en una lección de historia y sensibilidad.

Lo que aquí se aprecia va más allá de la destreza artesanal: es la conjunción entre técnica, pasión y un profundo respeto por la identidad cultural. El maestro artesano no solo es depositario de un oficio ancestral, sino también un ejemplo de calidad humana que enriquece la experiencia y convierte cada pieza exhibida en un símbolo tangible de la herencia viva de nuestras tradiciones.

Visitar este lugar es una experiencia imprescindible. No duden en acudir y adquirir alguna de estas piezas que van más allá del arte: son fragmentos de historia, cultura y vida que merecen ser atesorados. Gracias maestro artesano sido un gran honor...