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Harvesting Fruitvale: Thousands celebrate Dia De Los Muertos in Fruitvale
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Fruitvale is an up and coming neighborhood in Oakland California. This blog is dedicated to reporting on the ins and outs of that neighborhood as part of a class project for San Francisco State University during the fall 09 semester. Sunday, November 1, 2009. Thousands celebrate Dia De Los Muertos in Fruitvale. International Boulevard and Fruitvale Avenue were unrecognizable on Sunday during Fruitvale's massive Dia De Los Muertos Festival in Oakland, which drew crowds well into the thousands. Having cove...
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Mexico By Heart: Burnished Pottery of the Hernandez Cano Family
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Stories,photos,and useful information about travel, art and culture in fascinating Michoacán, Mexico. Friday, October 23, 2009. Burnished Pottery of the Hernandez Cano Family. And it's tradition that when we visit, Doug burns the guys a bunch of CDs of sixties and seventies music. They especially like the Doors. We hadn't been there for a couple of years, but this year we had a special request by someone on our Art and Culture Tour. To visit the "squash town". so we made the journey. Welcome, and thanks ...
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Mexico By Heart: Friendship Fajas
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Stories,photos,and useful information about travel, art and culture in fascinating Michoacán, Mexico. Sunday, August 2, 2015. Cuanajo, Michoacán 2004. Natividad Casimiro Romero makes each of her weavings with love, generosity, and gratitude, and with faith that tomorrow will be better. For that reason, I call her fajas. Spirit sashes". We first got to know Nati when we were shooting our video documentary for La Casa de las Artesanias. When we exhibit our artesania and people notice the fajas. Was no long...
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Mexico By Heart: Shipping and Handling Part III-- “Caras buenas”
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Stories,photos,and useful information about travel, art and culture in fascinating Michoacán, Mexico. Sunday, May 3, 2015. Shipping and Handling Part III- “Caras buenas”. In July of 2014 we were getting around 12.5 pesos to the dollar. At one point it went up to 13 and we were absolutely giddy. But then, in January and February of 2015 we saw the dollar surge and watched it go past 14 to 1. Holy Mole- now’s the time to buy! Currently, at the moment I am writing this, the rate has been holding steady.
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Mexico By Heart: 08/01/2015 - 09/01/2015
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Stories,photos,and useful information about travel, art and culture in fascinating Michoacán, Mexico. Tuesday, August 11, 2015. 8220;I'm so happy Mexico By Hand exists. Always a joy to visit your site and your product quality and the love that goes into them touches my Mexican heart. I've loved everything I have from you. Thank you! While I'm still in Mexico-. After receiving the photo I emailed her Carlina wrote: "I have fallen madly in love with the dress! Sunday, August 2, 2015. Cuanajo, Michoacán 2004.
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Mexico By Heart: Michoacán Masks
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Stories,photos,and useful information about travel, art and culture in fascinating Michoacán, Mexico. Saturday, April 4, 2015. Where the hell will we put them? How much money did we just spend? And finally- did I marry a crazy man, because- who does this? Since then, that mask obsession has led to a few more purchases for our home, and has given me a bit of insight into some of my. And I was so excited to be back. But this time I was going as Mexico By Hand, and my purpose was to buy! Huevos a la Mexicana.
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Mexico By Heart: Rebozos!
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Stories,photos,and useful information about travel, art and culture in fascinating Michoacán, Mexico. Tuesday, June 23, 2009. Style, which means literally "un-threaded" but what we might call lacy or see-through. The intricate designs of flowers, bread, and chickens that are tied and created in the ends of the rebozos reflect the natural surroundings and daily life of the village. The work is delicate and beautiful . it's mind boggling to me how they remember the pattern of the ancient designs. Ceramics ...
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Mexico By Heart: Mexican Crafts 101
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Stories,photos,and useful information about travel, art and culture in fascinating Michoacán, Mexico. Tuesday, January 27, 2009. There really is no good translation for the Spanish word artesania. I buy and sell artesania. And I still don't know what to call it in English. Some people use the term handicrafts. Which I don't like because it sounds like housewives making doilies. I often use. But that only describes some of what I am talking about (see my post about Milagros. I bought the oval clay plate o...
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Mexico By Heart: Embroidery from Lake Patzcuaro
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Stories,photos,and useful information about travel, art and culture in fascinating Michoacán, Mexico. Friday, April 10, 2015. Embroidery from Lake Patzcuaro. Teofila Servin Barriga is one of the most well-known of the Santa Cruz embroiderers. Teo in Mexico By Hand's booth, Santa Fe, NM. Teofila has sold her pieces to collectors in Mexico, Europe, the United States, and Japan. Before being selected to participate in the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market with Mexico By Hand. March 10, 2010 at 12:07 AM.
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