Oaxaca hojalata Boxes – Handcrafted gift boxes for Del Sol Clients

We love ART and as a part of our mission to deliver our clients a unique, “from the heart” product, the box that contains a special gift of Copal.  Mayan golden copal is what del Sol Photography uses in all cenote wedding ceremonies, vow renewal ceremonies and cenote ceremonies in Mexico.

Mexico handicrafts are valued around the world and she was ready for the adventure of finding the ideal creation.  The state of Oaxaca is one of the richest states in gorgeous hand-made art and has been home to many international artists that have found in Oaxaca the inspiration to create.

To find the perfect artist to make these boxes, Sol Tamargo jumped on a plane and landed in a truly colorful Oaxacan town.

 “The moment I arrived it was like a heat wave of emotion… everywhere you look there is something gorgeous, I wanted to buy everything!… But my mission was to find the perfect box.  A local photographer offered to take me around, picked me up at my hotel downtown and literally showed me the city.He introduced me to the best mezcal, food, and of course: artists!

After a couple of days traveling around towns and meeting so many wonderful artisans, we found  Artesanias Tirso Cuevas. He has decades of experience in his art, by hand and with perfect skills he brings the metal “tin” to life with an artistic transformation: “hojalata”, a traditional embossing technique… I explained the idea and the next day he had the perfect design for del Sol’s clients.

So many thaanks, muchas gracias:
Videographer: Elias Lopez

Oaxaca hojalata Boxes Photographer:  Sol Tamargo