View From Casita Colibrí

Yesterday, a couple of gal pals and I headed south of the city to San Martín Tilcajete.

They were in search of alebrijes (hand-carved and intricately painted wooden creatures).  We shared the roads…

and the sidewalks with local inhabitants.

With real critters like this, it’s no wonder the carvers and painters of San Martín Tilcajete are inspired to imagine and create the beautiful and fanciful.

I hadn’t planned to buy anything, but couldn’t resist a colibrí refrigerator magnet, to add to my growing collection of hummingbirds… both real and imagined!

While there, we discovered San Martín Tilcajete will be holding an exposition at the end of the month to showcase, promote, and (hopefully) sell Oaxacan folk art.

In addition, the Oaxaca Lending Library will be presenting a slide show on Oaxacan Folk Art on October 26.