One of my top priorities on my first visit to Oaxaca, Mexico was to make sure to visit a Cochineal Farm. I had been vaguely aware of cochineal for some time and knew if by one of its other names, carmine. I learned more about it when I became a docent at my local art […]
Mayan
Shopping for the Mayan Apocalypse
I’m sure many of you may have noticed a song stuck in your head these last few days. Feel free to sing along….. “It’s the end of the world as we know it, It’s the end of the world as we know it, It’s the end of the world as we know it and I […]
Oaxacan Oasis of Zapotec Art
While visiting Mexico almost 20 years ago, I became enchanted with the fantastical, colorful animal sculptures I saw in many of the shops. Many were recognizable as deer, porcupines and other animals. Others seemed to be combinations of animals or part animal, part man. All were decorated in every color of the rainbow and accented […]