Casting workshop in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico part 1
Soon after a workshop in San Francisco I flew to San Miguel Allende in Mexico for a 3 day bronze casting workshop. I didn’t have any expectations and the week in SMA blew my mind. I will post more about the city in part 2, 3 and 4.
Our casting instructor Diana Maycotte and her assistant John were the sweetest people on earth, their passion for jewelery, art and life was very inspiring to the entire group. It was just 3 of us, two lovely ladies from San Antonio and myself. How much fun we had no words can describe. Our workshop was based about 30 km outside of SMA in Diana’s farm. Horses, donkeys, cacti, sheep, an organic winery, a chapel in all forms you could imagine were surrounding our workshop. Every morning Diana brought new traditional deary drinks to try, snacks and all her stories to share. On the last day we all got invited to her gorgeous house/palace for traditional Mexican lunch…but more about that in the next post. Having a sheep on the farm there is no better way to get an organic wool for felting. Soigne is looking forward to run felting courses in SMA in the near future.
Diana is extremely talented jewelers and great passionate teacher. She says: “I love life! I love seeing things grow and progress, whether it is my children, a Chardonnay on our ranch, a bonsai, or a design. Like things that grow, a design needs to be nurtured, developed, and eventually find it’s home with a special client.
I have been designing and producing jewelry since 1983. I grew up in a very creative environment, both my parents were musicians, an opera singer and a conductor. One of my father’s pursuits was jewelry making. My mother is also a very talented and accomplished sculptor in San Francisco. So, naturally, I studied art and found my way into jewelry design.”
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