Yesterday, as I was walking home, the eyes of these guys caught my eye.
More eyes beckoned me across the large driveway/parking area, that separated the mural filled walls from the sidewalk.
A sign for Okupa Visual Oaxaca was pointing the way, so I figured I must not be trespassing and might even be welcome.
More eyes drew me toward an open door…
I peered inside the Taller de Grafica Experimental de Oaxaca and was greeted with the warm smile of artist, Guillermo Pacheco López. He showed me around the light airy gallery and studio and explained the programs they offer. We then proceeded through an open doorway into a another multipurpose space.
Besides more gallery and workshop space, it is home to Café Panartesano and where his delightful wife, Kate, along with an assistant, bake brownies, blondies, chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal cookies, and other yummy looking sweets. In addition, they make homemade pizza and tortas.
As you may have guessed from the above menu, Kate is from the USA — San Francisco to be geographically precise. We had much in common and I stayed for almost half an hour chatting with her. Naturally, I couldn’t resist buying a chicken with zucchini and red bell pepper torta on focaccia, which was muy sabrosa!
If you are in town, I highly recommend stopping by Taller de Grafica Experimental de Oaxaca and Café Panartesana. They are located at La Noria 305 (at the corner of Melchor Ocampo).
Nourishing body and soul — that’s Oaxaca!
Mexican Peso Converter
View From Casita Colibrí 
wonderful post! Is Taller de Graphica Experimental related to the original Taller de Graphica Popular?..
Thanks! Guillermo Pacheco was one of the original members of the ASARO collective.
Thank you so much, I’m such an art fan—you’re fulfilling one of my fantasies…thanks for sharing.
We shall visit, many times i am sure, over the winter.
I hope you enjoy the art, food, and meeting Kate and Memo as much as I did.
Looks like an excellent discovery and a definite for this winter!
As you know, discovering the unexpected is one of the things I most enjoy about Oaxaca!