First, a bouquet of red roses for all mothers, daughters and foster mothers. For the women in our lives who give us strength, courage and determination to stand up with shoulders back, head high. For the women who came before us to open the path and show us the way. Saludos y felicidades, siempre.
Mother’s Day, dedicated to my own mother, Dorothy Schafitz Beerstein, b. February 14, 1916, d. November 15, 2015, and the remarkable women of Mexico.
Embroidered story rebozo by Teofila Servin Barriga, Patzcuaro, MichoacanRosa, center, and her nieces, Magdalenas AldamaIn Yochib, Oxchuc,talented weaver with impaired mobility, limited health care accessThe girls who will become women, learning from the matriarchThe young women, keepers of tradition and cultureTo those of us who explore and discover and support the makersCousins Maya and Alicia in Teotitlan del Valle, OaxacaThe generations: Grandma Juana, Baby Luz, and Mama EdithGrower of native corn, Mixe region of OaxacaMy own mother, two years before her death at age 99 For everything hand-made, here’s to the makers!The women pottery makers of San Marcos TlapazolaIntricately embroidered blouse, San Bartolome Ayautla, 8 months to makeTo Lila Downs, who tells stories in song, with compassionFrida Kahlo Calderon, our muse and heroineSusie in Chiapas, thanks to the adventurers who visitTo the women who love and give careDeceased potter Dolores Porras, inspiration for AtzompaTo Margarita, the basket weaver, Benito Juarez Market
Thank you to all the women who make a difference just by being you!
Tribute to Mothers: Feliz Dia de la Madre
First, a bouquet of red roses for all mothers, daughters and foster mothers. For the women in our lives who give us strength, courage and determination to stand up with shoulders back, head high. For the women who came before us to open the path and show us the way. Saludos y felicidades, siempre.
Mother’s Day, dedicated to my own mother, Dorothy Schafitz Beerstein, b. February 14, 1916, d. November 15, 2015, and the remarkable women of Mexico.
Thank you to all the women who make a difference just by being you!