During this experience to Las Otilias workshop in Ráquira, Colombia, Rosa Jeréz carries out a trade demonstration, through which the visitors are allowed to watch the making-of process of the Holy Mary: from the preparation of the clay, including all the stages to obtain an optimal clay, to the creation of the final product. During this process, Rosa tells her story, her legacy, the transmission of knowledge and how she imprints life in her crafts through special and unique characteristics. The visitors are allowed to create and take home their own clay Virgin Mary following Rosa’s instructions.
Rosa María Jeréz