Julio's Wood Carving Workshop in Ollantaytambo

By Emma Park, Marketing and Communications Volunteer at Awamaki Awamaki offers four different types of artisanal workshops: basket-weaving, wood carving, pre-Inca pottery, and Peruvian cooking. Over the past two weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to attend 2 different woodcarving workshops in order to take photographs, part of the perks of being a marketing volunteer here in Ollantaytambo with Awamaki! The classes are taught by Julio Farfan, a local Ollantino and master woodcarver. His work is incredible, as you can probably tell from the photos below. The slightest hand movements or excessive pressure can negatively impact a piece, but somehow his...