When traveling to cloth-weaving villages, there’s generally one “something” that I’m intrigued by or in search for. Three years ago, it was the seemingly rare handspun cotton and handwoven cloth made from the organic natural cotton beige color “ixcaco”, the … Read the rest
The quest for the Chiapas-style netted bag, and how it was made, would soon be fulfilled but not without a precarious journey. Riding into the cloud forest above San Cristóbal into the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, the clouds were so … Read the rest
Thursday, July 12 we attended the Santa Fe Folk Art Festival Community Celebration. Thousands gather to celebrate the artists. It’s free and open to the public. This short iPhone movie gives you a glimpse of the artists in … Read the rest
We went to Chiapas in search of textiles, which we found in abundance. We never expected to find a book. Our guide on that trip, Chip Morris, has lived in Chiapas for some 40 years, learning the language, forming friendships … Read the rest
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