Paint Your Own Calaverita Workshop | In Collaboration With Huitzitzilin Café

Paint Your Own Calaverita Workshop

In Collaboration with Huitzitzilin Café

✨ Friday, September 4th, 2026
📍 Huitzitzilin Café – 1836 W Jefferson Blvd #120, Dallas, TX 75208
🕕 From 6:00 – 9:00 PM
💲 Tickets $65 per person – All materials, tools, and firing included

About the Workshop:

Join us for a cozy, creative evening celebrating the beauty of Mexican folk art! In this hands-on class, you’ll paint your very own Calaverita de Azúcar (Sugar Skull), a cherished symbol in Mexican culture representing love, remembrance, and honoring those who came before us. Inspired by traditional sugar skulls, this class invites you to explore color and personal storytelling through surface design!

No prior art or ceramics experience is needed! This workshop is beginner-friendly and perfect for anyone curious about folk art, symbolism, or simply reconnecting with their creativity.

What You’ll Create:

Each participant will start with a handcrafted ceramic calaverita made by artist, Jerri Quiroz of Jerri’s Calaveritas. Every skull is individually shaped, detailed, and bisque-fired by hand no molds, no mass production... meaning the piece you paint will already be a one-of-a-kind work of art before you even add your own colors and designs.

Jerri will then guide you through the basics of ceramic painting, sharing tips, techniques, and ideas for making your piece truly personal. Whether you want to create a vibrant, traditional Calaverita de Azúcar or a modern, expressive version, this is your time to make it uniquely yours.

Once painted, your Calaveritas will be carefully glazed and fired by us. You’ll leave your piece at the Café, and we’ll handle the rest! Glazing and firing takes about 4–6 weeks, and you’ll get an email or text when your finished piece is ready for pickup at Huitzitzilin Café.

Special Bonus 🥐:

As part of this collaboration every participant will also receive a FREE SWEET TREAT, provided by Huitzitzilin Café for y'all to munch on during the class!!!

Included in Your Ticket:

♡ One handcrafted ceramic Calaverita de Azúcar by Jerri Quiroz

♡ All paints, brushes, and tools for decorating your Skull

♡ Firing and glazing services

♡ A Light snack during class

Important Details:

♡ Beginner-friendly – no art or ceramics background required

♡ Wear clothes you’re comfortable getting paint or dust on (ceramic underglazes can leave a powdery residue)

♡ Feel free to bring your own reference images for inspiration

♡ Glazing & firing takes 4–6 weeks; pickup will be at Huitzitzilin Café. And all participants will receive a notification via email/text when pieces are ready for pickup

We can’t wait to paint, laugh, and create with you! 

Con mucho amor,
💖 Jerri