Todos Santos Eco Adventures

Since the late 1970s when renowned Taos artist Charles Stewart first set up his studio in Todos Santos, the town has been a mecca for artists attracted to the amazing light quality in the area (similar to what the Impressionists loved about southern France) and the wonderful lifestyle.

On this tour we’ll visit the galleries of several working artists in town, covering a range of mediums from paint to clay, to mosaics to silver. Along the way we’ll point out some of our favorite shops for different items that may be on your list, then you can revisit later at your leisure. Chefs are another group of artists that have been attracted to Todos Santos and during this tour we’ll also point out and brief you on some of our many favorites dining options that you can sample in town.

This engaging, hands-on workshop takes place at Donna’s Todos Artes studio in downtown Todos Santos over 3 days, 3 hours per day. Students will learn all aspects of design, fabrication, and completion of a mosaic work of art. If you are able and so inclined, you can bring your own ecobrick – a large plastic bottle stuffed full of nonbiodegradable plastic – that can be turned into a mosaic table, stool, lamp, or totem. Ask your concierge if they have any ecobricks available for you to work on! Open to all!

Donna Billick is the founder of Billick Rock Art in California and Todos Artes in Todos Santos. A former professor of art at University of California Davis, Donna has created over 500 pieces of large scale mosaic art for public spaces throughout California. In Todos Santos she runs the annual Heaven on Earth mosaic workshop through which she engaged the Todos Santos community in building two large pieces of public art that are now some of the most iconic images of the town: the Aztec Calendar just off the Todos Santos town plaza, and the Los Todos Santeños wall along lower Topete.

Cacao ceremonies are an ancient, heart-opening ritual that support the body in healing and connecting with the joy and magic of cacao. To honor this sacred plant, we will hold a circle of intention setting, blessings, and medicine songs. Together we will enjoy the physical, energetic, and emotional benefits of this divine food and medicine.