Bulmaro Perez Mendoza is one of Teotitlan’s premier weavers. Bulmaro and his family use natural dyes and pure wool to create traditional Oaxacan rugs. Each rug has one maker to ensure consistency of weave and takes six to nine months to complete. Bulmaro collaborated with Tiffany Meesha Thompson from Petrichor Projects to create rugs unique to Casa Ocea using traditional Oaxacan methods of weaving and Mayan-inspired design.

Luis Echazarreta is a master woodworker. Echazarreta has collaborated with Tiffany Meesha Thompson from Petrichor Projects on The Chuburná Collection for Casa Ocea since 2020.

Andrés Baeza is an established muralist in Mérida, Mexico. Collaborating with Tiffany Meesha Thompson, he anchored the identity of the entry of Casa Ocea by creating a mural based on the Mexican Otomi embroidery.

A collaboration to make a female guayabera was conceived during the Yucatán Artist Residency. Nuuk Nook, a woman owned fair trade family run business in Merida, Mexico owned by Lorena Gallardo worked with artist, Peregrine Honig to create this shirt and dress. Nuuk Nook’s family of sewers called the shirt collaboration Las Peregrinas and charmingly, the name stuck. Darted at the breast, capped at the shoulders - cowboy back in 100% linen with a functional slender breast pocket, Peregrine Honig sells the shirt at her store, Birdies. Small batch, fair trade, woman owned and produced, this is an authentic collaboration between her shop and another emerging business.

Yucatán Artist Residency collaboration with Peregrine Honig, Lorena Gallardo and Nuuk Nook. Hand drawn on linen by Peregrine Honig, embroidered with the team from Nuuk Nook in Izamal, and handed over to Lorena Gallardo from Mérida for assistance in execution for install on an open curving staircase at Casa Ocea. This is part of the Casa Ocea’s permanent collection.

Musicians in residence, Passepartout Duo worked with stone fabricators in Dzityá to create a one-of-a-kind marimba.

Passepartout Duo play a concert at Casa Ocea. They collaborated with stone and wood fabricators to create the unique marimbas seen in front.

Latin Grammy Winner, Mireya Ramos + Ensemble Iberica collaborate Yucatán Harpist compose new music.

Concert at Casa Ocea