India Maya

This is not the actual location of the place we visited, as it is not available on a map, so this was the closest place I could add. Run by Rakel Aguilar Verde, India Maya is a clay studio just outside of Todos Santos. Here, she collects clay from the earth in the region of pescadero, todos santos, and la paz to create pottery. She then mixes this clay with ball clay, purifies it with water for 2 months, lets it sit for three, and then puts it in a pit fire for 4 days. She uses manure in the pit fire as well as compost to give the clay different colors. Next to her studio is her husband, Arturo’s metal-working shop. She has been making pottery for 10 years. We got clay from her workshop to make olla pots for the garden project at the primaria. We fired our finished pots here, as well.