MEET VIVIANA

Teotitlan de Valle, Mexico

MEET VIVIANA

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Sustainable Partnerships

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Meaningful Impact

Through our artisan partnerships and the Obakki Foundation, we reinvest in the communities behind the craft—supporting clean water access, education, and sustainable livelihoods.

Viviana in a floral navy blouse and checkered skirt sits on the floor, handling red material in a rustic setting with buckets and pottery nearby.

KEEPING THE FLAME

“My candles are hand-poured, layer by layer. You can feel the love that goes into each and every one of them.”

Viviana in a floral navy blouse and checkered skirt sits on the floor, handling red material in a rustic setting with buckets and pottery nearby.

In Teotitlán del Valle, Mexico, Doña Viviana Alávez continues her family’s generations-old tradition of handcrafting beeswax candles. Since childhood, she has poured her heart into this luminous craft—creating each candle with patience, devotion, and artistry. Her work has supported not only her family but her entire village for decades.

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Small Skirted Candle | Black_Casa Viviana_201-41-1076-166BLKOS | Obakki Small Skirted Candle | Black_Casa Viviana_201-41-1076-166BLKOS | Obakki

Small Skirted Candle | Black

HANDMADE IN MEXICO

$48.00 CAD
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A LIVING HERITAGE

Light shaped by love, passed down through generations.

Viviana holds a carved red paper lantern shaped like a flower above a red bucket, with more red lanterns visible in a woven basket at the bottom. The scene is photographed in a dim, rustic setting with shallow depth of field.

Now in her eighth decade, Viviana’s workshop has become a place of living heritage. As she prepares to pass her techniques to her two sons, she continues to innovate within her lineage. Her now-signature rose and flower-shaped candles reimagine a centuries-old craft, transforming everyday devotion into timeless beauty.

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Viviana holds a carved red paper lantern shaped like a flower above a red bucket, with more red lanterns visible in a woven basket at the bottom. The scene is photographed in a dim, rustic setting with shallow depth of field.
An elderly woman with a blue headwrap sits in a rustic room with exposed brick walls, surrounded by cooking pots, baskets, and wooden tools, viewed through a blurred foreground frame.

THE LIGHT OF TRADITION

From village rituals to modern celebrations.

An elderly woman with a blue headwrap sits in a rustic room with exposed brick walls, surrounded by cooking pots, baskets, and wooden tools, viewed through a blurred foreground frame.

Viviana’s creations illuminate Mexico’s most meaningful moments—weddings, offerings, and celebrations of life. Each piece preserves the warmth of tradition through every flame, connecting people to the rhythm of family, faith, and craft. What began as sacred offerings now shines as a symbol of culture, resilience, and enduring artistry.

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