While in the state of Oaxaca, we visit a lot of churches.
 
    These two churches are some of the most famous churches in Mexico that we have visited many times because they are so beautiful.

people getting married at Santo Domingo

    The Santo Domingo church and monastery were made in the years 1570-1770. When the Mexican Revolution broke out, the church and monastery were used as housing for the military.  I like it because of all the detail on the facade  and inside the building. 

   The Basilica de la Soledad was made in the years 1682-1690.  It was made as a home to the Virgin of Solitude (Soledad, Oaxaca's patron saint).

Virgin Soledad

Soledad courtyard

    

The clay sculpturer

    On November 30, 2012 my mom and I went to visit a clay artist named Manuel Reyes.  He lives in a town called Yanhuitlan.

This is me making clay next too Manuel.

I made some clay pieces: a bear (Oso in spanish) a dragon and a burro.  Manuel made a Luchador for my mom.  We also went to visit and collect geodes and rocks on land owned by a woman named Doña Chole who had a lot of prehispanic pottery, fossils and mammoth teeth she found in her fields of corn.

    We are going back in a few weeks to paint our pottery  and to fire them.

    I really liked going on the trip, learning how to make pottery, meeting the family and taking a hike on Doña Chole's amazing land.

This is Doña Chole.

This is Miel, Manuel's kitten.