Clay Storytellers

Explore our imaginary worlds with clay

To help curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we have temporarily discontinued production of our clay storytellers. We do have available stock for sale in our Casa San Pablo shop and through online messages.

Casa San Pablo is the home of clay storytellers. These are terracotta figures of people telling stories created by our innkeeper An Mercado Alcantara. Inspired by Mexican Cochiti pueblo clay storytellers and Peruvian clay tableaux, as well as our own colorful Tagalog tradition of palayok and papier mache figures for play, the clay storytellers represent characters in Filipino hometowns. They capture folk and religious traditions that mirror Filipino identity in a naïve and endearing way.

Last Supper Clay Tablet
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Last Supper

It was an evening of storytelling. The apostles had much to say to each other about the events of the day. But Jesus is the best storyteller of all: he breaks the bread, blesses it, and gives it to each

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