About us
We are Chris and Laura, both originally from the UK, now living in Spain for some years.
We are both creative people, and after running Cortijo el Moro as a guest house for a number of years, we have now decided to refine our accommodation, turning it into something more exciting, more fitting to our personal interests and values. We are so very excited to welcome you to our new art residency.
Laura, a ceramicist and printmaker, has a colourful background. Before moving to Spain in 2018, Laura ran a ceramics studio, where she made functional ware and taught pottery to others. Prior to this she established an award-winning coffee shop, gallery and art studios in Kent, England. Laura has shown her work in the Turner Contemporary, Margate, UK, New Designers, London, The Fishslab Gallery, Whitstable, UK, Buinho, Messejana, Portugal, amongst others.
Arriving in Spain, Chris taught himself how to restore an old cortijo, and he now has a bank of skills to call upon, from, building and plastering, to welding, woodworking, plumbing and pretty much anything else practical! He’s your man for technical support and will, undoubtedly, have that perfect piece of metal you’re looking for, that essential tool you couldn’t bring with you, or the knowledge on how to fix a problem! On the rare occasion that he is unable to help you himself, he will know just the person who can!
We both have a love for travel and when not at Cortijo el Moro you will probably find us in our trusty old motorhome 'Fonzie' (aka Alfonso the Great!) or exploring the back streets of South East Asia.
We are so very excited to meet you, please do get in touch if we can help you with anything further.
Bye for now,
Laura & Chris
Here are a few more pictures of the house.