altar

An 8-day immersive arte-sana residency

We gather to engage our hands and he(art)s to  birth our altars thru fiber, clay and wax.

Together, we will:

• Weave our altar cloth “pacha”
• Mold from clay and fire a vessel of power or totem for our altar
• Dip beeswax candles with intention

This is a call to those who feel inspired—to co-create, consecrate, and return to the sacred through the embodied acts of art.

We will create a collective altar to exalt our communal prayers for the waters, and for all sentient beings enduring hardship + violence.
We will also each create our individual altars, to support us in calling forth what we need in order to proceed in our bodies, hearts, in our work, and in our relations. A place to infuse with gratitude, in order to elevate and altar the course of our lives in alignment with our greatest coherence.

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ALTAR (noun)

An altar is a point of convergence between the visible and the invisible, where the seen world bows before the unseen. It is a threshold, a sacred interface where spirit and matter commune, and where offerings are made to honor the divine within and beyond. The altar is not just a physical construct but a reflection of the inner temple: the heart, the mind, the soul's hearth. Upon it, intention becomes prayer, fire becomes purification, and silence becomes presence.

From the flower-strewn Bhakti altars of India, where deities are adorned with fresh garlands, incense, and flame—to the Andean mesa, where stones, coca leaves, shells, and bones are arranged as portals for reciprocity (ayni) with the Apus and Pachamama, altars offer a language beyond words.

In Amazonian tradition, the altar is a living ecosystem of mapacho, feathers, medicinal plants, and musical instruments that invoke ancestral and elemental presence.

The Día de los Muertos altaran altar of memory, communion, and celebration. Adorned with marigolds, sugar skulls, food, water, and photos, it is a bridge between the living and the dead, a luminous homecoming of spirits.

Each altar is an anchor of ritual, a node in the cosmic web where energies can be invoked, transformed, and released. A space where time bends into eternity, and the self becomes a vessel for the sacred. Every object placed—a candle, stone, feather, or chalice—becomes a sigil of remembrance, evocation, or becoming.

ALTAR (verb) — to altar

To altar something is to consecrate it, to place it upon the inner altar of awareness, intention, gratitude, and surrender. It is an act of sanctifying, of offering up a thought, action, relationship, or object into the fire of transformation.

To altar is to elevate the mundane into the sacred through conscious attention and reverent intent.
It is to build a sanctuary that supports us in calling forth what we need in order to proceed; in our bodies, hearts, work, and relations.
A space to infuse with gratitude, so that we may elevate and altar the course of our lives in alignment with our greatest coherence.

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Residency Details

  • Dates: February 26- March 08 2026

  • Location: FINCA OCELOTE, Tenjo-Cundinamarca, Colombia

  • Application Deadline: January 20, 2026 (or until residency fills)

  • Limited Spots Available 

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Who this residency is for:

This residency is for artists, healers, weavers, earth stewards, ritualists, midwives, doulas, healthcare providers, mothers, fathers, and all those who feel called to engage art as prayer, and creation as communion.

It is for those listening for what wants to emerge through the hands, the body, and the heart.

It is for seasoned artists & for those who are activating their creativity for the first time ever. No formal training is required, only a willingness to show up with presence and reverence.

It is for those who:

  • Want to build or deepen their ritual practices
  • Desire to create in community 

  • Are drawn to earth-based materials, embodied making & ceremony

 

Residency cost includes:

 

  • Lodging at Hospedaje La Casona, a charming little hotel in the pueblo of Tabio, with your own private room and bathroom

  • Dinner on the arrival day, as well as daily breakfast, lunch & dinner

  • Transportation to and from the pueblo to Finca Ocelote

  • All materials

  •  Opening Earth offering ceremony

  • Inipi sweat lodge ceremony

  • Elemental Breathwork with plant medicine essence

investment:

$1893.00 USD
Includes everything mentioned above.
Does not include airfare, transportation to and from the airport, or travelers insurance.

  • A 30% ($568.90 USD) deposit is required upon application.

After that there are the following payment options:

  • 1 Payment of $1,325.00 USD
  • 2 Payments of $683.00 USD
  • 3 Payments of $463.00 USD

Payments links will be sent directly to you via email.

Where we gather and stay:

 

We will be gathering daily at Finca Ocelote. Situated on the mountainside overlooking lush pasture lands that surround Tabio-Tenjo. Workshops and the Inipi's will take place either outside on the land or within our hand crafted earthen house.

You will be staying at Hospedaje La Casona within the quaint pueblo of Tabio-Tenjo. The town is nestled within the valley and is quiet, safe and surrounded by natural beauty. 

Nourishment:

 

Meals will be made from organic, fresh, and locally sourced ingredients, featuring an omnivorous menu with vegetarian adaptations available.

Please specify any dietary needs and restrictions in your application, and we will do our best to accommodate them.

Trips Details

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October 28-November 05, 2025 

Finca Ocelote + Hospedaje La Casona 

Tabio-Tenjo, Cundinamarca, Colombia 

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