Learn About Peru » Martha Morales Polar http://www.learnaboutperu.com Experience The Land of the Incas Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:03:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 San Blas: A Wonderful Artist Colony in Cuzco http://www.learnaboutperu.com/san-blas-cusco/san-blas-a-wonderful-artist-colony-in-cuzco/ http://www.learnaboutperu.com/san-blas-cusco/san-blas-a-wonderful-artist-colony-in-cuzco/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:58:15 +0000 admin http://www.learnaboutperu.com/?p=69
Martha Morales Work

Martha Morales Work

Located just a few blocks from the Main Square of Cuzco, the San Blas artist colony is not to be missed. Although you have to climb a fairly steep hill to reach San Blas, it is worth every step! It is such a unique looking place, with its lovely colonial houses and the numerous side streets running between them. We were so lucky on a trip several years ago to meet a delightful young woman who is an up and coming artist; she had her own studio in the main plaza and agreed to take our daughters and some friends to a local Incan ruins site and give them an afternoon of art lessons. The children had a wonderful afternoon listening to music and painting to their emotions in a picturesque location. I’ve stayed in touch with Martha Morales Polar and purchased several of her pieces over the years. She is living in France for a while with her husband and having gallery showings of her work. The opportunities to interact with both old and new cultures and to