Grounded in honesty, fairness and collaboration, Amano Marketplace is a platform where Latin American artisans can share their designs and stories and where you can learn more about traditional art forms and find unique, handmade items.
We aspire to foster a space that contributes to the continuation of artisanal heritage and promotes mutual exchange, connection & learning.
Master embroiderers Andrea and Chonita from the Cojolya Association will teach you how to embroider the realistic bird, pictured here, during this two-day workshop. The embroidery will be done on a decorative dishtowel, handwoven by Cojolya master weavers. Sign yourself or someone else up by Sign up by January 11th to receive your kit in time for this live experience!
Protect yourself and your loved ones in comfort and style with these gorgeous masks handwoven on the backstrap loom by the Sanik women's group in Guatemala.
My name is Carina Choche Vasquez and I am the executive director of Cojolya. This is the story of how I started working at Cojolya and how I fell in love with my job.