KAREN GUTIÉRREZ

Textile/Pottery Artist, Mindfulness Facilitator & Visual Designer

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​After finishing her studies at The Fine Art Collage of Veracruz, she did a Masters in Textile Art at the Universidad Iberoamericana.

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Called by her Mexican heritage & traditions, she lived in Oaxaca to study traditional textiles and pottery techniques with the  local communities. A truly life changing experience to be immersed in the wisdom of an ancient civilisation creating art ruled by nature.

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By then fully immersed in the art of slow living and traditions. She studied Permaculture & organic farming in California, USA.

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Ready to embark into her own journey of sustainability,  Laguna Collective was created, honouring the ancient knowledge, creating one of a kind garments naturally dyes with plants, creating circular economy for rural communities in Mexico as well as sharing this vision through her signature Art Retreats.

 

Since 2014 she is has been based in the Yucatán Peninsula constantly traveling to rural communities & other countries to facilitate retreats and workshops, her mission is to connect visitors with the wisdom and knowledge of the native Mexican culture as well as create opportunities of work for its people.

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"Being connected with my ancestors & honoring their cosmovition & simplicity of live makes me feel alive" -K.G.

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