Literary Calaveras: Rhymes for our loved ones.

In this workshop, we’ll dive into Mexican culture through creative writing and discover one of its most unique and popular traditions: literary calaveras. These short, witty, funny poems help us remember loved ones, share stories, or express our feelings in a creative, caring way. They often feature La Catrina, also called the Calavera Garbancera, a famous figure in Mexican culture who presents death as festive, familiar, and full of colour.

Inspired by this tradition, everyone will write their own calaverita, using words, rhymes, and imagination to tell a story or send a special message to someone important. Along with our poems, we’ll make an illustrated pop-up card decorated with custom skulls and other details inspired by Mexican folk art.

Along the way, we’ll use a range of techniques and materials, including collage, drawing, hand lettering and visual poetry, bringing words and images together in a single piece. At the end of the workshop, each participant will take home a unique, personal creation and discover new ways to express feelings, memories, and stories through art.

TALLER LIMO

Taller Limo is an art and ceramics studio founded in Santander by artist Eva Gárate Basanta. Conceived as a place to meet, experiment, and learn, it promotes an open, multidisciplinary approach to art and welcomes both adults and children. Its programme combines ceramics classes, one-off workshops, shared studio space and art projects.

The project draws on the experience of Eva Gárate, a visual artist and cultural mediator with close ties to Cantabria’s art scene, and Gabi Aparicio, an artist who trained at the University of the Basque Country and the Polytechnic University of Valencia and runs art workshops for children. Together, they lead a space that sees creative work as a tool for exploration, learning and personal growth, encouraging free, participatory creative processes shaped around each person’s interests.

Duration: 120 minutes.

Capacity: 20 children.

Audience: Children. From 8 to 13 years old.

Las entradas para esta actividad estarán disponibles próximamente.