Dia de muertos workshop at Världskulturmuseet, Gothenburg, October 30-31, 2021
Two one-day papier maché workshops for people to decorate Dia de muertos-inspired skull piñatas, during the autumn break (höstlov) programme at Världskulturmuseet.
Catrinas Workshop at Ögat, Gothenburg, October 9-10, 2021
A papier maché workshop for 2 days, where people made their own Catrinas.
Dia de muertos workshop at Världskulturmuseet, Gothenburg, October 2020
Two one-day papier maché workshops for people to decorate Dia de muertos-inspired skull piñatas, during the autumn break (höstlov) programme at Världskulturmuseet.
Catrinas Workshop at Frilagret, Gothenburg, 2019
A papier maché workshop for 2 days, where people made their own Catrinas.
Dia de muertos workshop at Världskulturmuseet, Gothenburg, October 28-30 2019
Three one-day papier maché workshops for people to decorate Dia de muertos-inspired skull piñatas, during the autumn break (höstlov) programme at Världskulturmuseet.
Dia de muertos workshop at Världskulturmuseet, Gothenburg, October 2018
Four one-day papier maché workshops for people to decorate Dia de muertos-inspired skull piñatas, during the autumn break (höstlov) programme at Världskulturmuseet.
Papier mâché workshop: abstract objects, at Alingsås Kulturhus, Alingsås, 2018
Dia de muertos workshop at Världskulturmuseet, Gothenburg, October 2017
Two one-day papier maché workshops for people to decorate Dia de muertos-inspired skull piñatas, during the autumn break (höstlov) programme at Världskulturmuseet.
Mask workshop at Halmens Hus at Bengtsfors, September 14-17, 2017
A papier maché mask workshop under 4 days where people would be able to create their own mask from scratch.
Día de Muertos workshop at Hisingsfestivalen, November 1o, 2016
Papier maché for Día de Muertos during Hisingsfestivalen 2016 for young people where we created skull heads and decorated them.
Alebrijes workshop at Hemslöjden i Skåne, May 7th and 8th, 2016
Mexican paper crafts for children and adults, where we created Alebrijes, dragons and other fantasy shapes with papier maché at Hemslöjden
“Ojo de Dios” workshop at Blå Stället Angered, March 3, 2016
We made “Ojo de Dios Huichol” (Huichol God’s Eye), a traditional and beloved handicraft made by the Huichol (or Wixáritari) native Mexicans at Kulturhuset i Angered
Dalahäst piñata decoration at the Gothenburg City Library, January 22nd, 2016
This workshop was done under Gothenburg kulturnatta and it was super fun to combine these two traditional symbols! And of course, we smashed it, just like we do it in a real party!
Skull piñata workshop at Gardening Association of Gothenburg, October 25th, 2015
As part of the Day of the Dead celebrations in Gothenburg I had the pleasure of giving a workshop for decorating skull-shaped piñatas (calaveritas).
Piñata decoration at the Global Picnic in Gothenburg, August 22nd, 2015
This was a super fun workshop in which we decorated a huge piñata. Although it was prepared for kids, the parents also showed great interest and ended up participating. Everybody helped finish the masterpiece!
And of course, when it was done we filled it with candy and broke it, as it should be at any real party!
“Ojo de Dios” workshop at Gothenburg Culture Festival, August 11-13, 2015
The whole world does crafts! We had a great workshop for kids where we taught them how to create an “Ojo de Dios Huichol” (Huichol God’s Eye), a traditional and beloved handicraft made by the Huichol (or Wixáritari) native Mexicans. The workshop was extremely popular, over 1500 kids came to learn how to make their very own Ojo de Dios!
Alebrijes workshop at Nääs Slöjdseminarium, April 25th and 26th, 2015
Mexican paper crafts for children and adults, where we created dragons and other fantasy shapes with papier maché, while working at Slöjd i Väst.
Ta i Hand piñata workshop at Göteborgs Folkhögskola in Biskopsgården, December 16th, 2014.
We made a piñata and decorated it with recycled material.
Ta i Hand is a project in which we attempt to build bridges between people and meeting spaces through handicrafts.
Come along and decorate a party chair! August 12th, 2014
As part of Göteborgs Kulturkalas we gonna transform a normal chair in to a party one! Working together with yarn, sticks and glitter, until the transformation is complete. Come and help!
Christmas workshop at Folk och Form in Gothenburg, December 14th, 2013
Celebrate Christmas like we do in Mexico! We made piñatas and other Christmas ornaments with recycled materials.
Katia Ibarra 