Oaxaca, Mexico
MEET Jose
A love Story
José Garcia is a sculptor who went blind a number of years ago. And now, all his female designs are of his wife’s face.
José works with the rich, red clay of the Oaxacan soil. There are no moulds here, no fancy machinery – just generations of tradition and history. His work is primitive and simplistic, but the emotions it inspires are complex.
7" Red Clay Planter | Female Face
7" Red Clay Planter | Male Face
Oaxacan Red Clay Figural Candle Holder
FOREVER IN LOVE
You would not believe the love that radiates from this couple.
They have been married 35 years, and she is his eyes as they move around the workshop, her hand gently guiding him as it rests on his elbow. And when he sits at the worktable, clay in front of him, it is her face he creates, again and again.
pieces made for her
"For eternity I will always love you – you are the love of my heart.”
His wife’s name is Teresita Mendoza Reyna Sanchez, and she blushes like a schoolgirl when he speaks of how important she is to him. He dances around her in joy every day.
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