Alejandrina with Norma’s Coral Neck Collar
This is my friend Alejandrina Rios Sanchez who owns El Nahual Gallery on Av. Cinco de Mayo with her husband Tito Mendoza. She is wearing the collar de cuello — the neck collar I designed and made. It is my gift to her. It is red coral beads each individually hand sewn onto a handmade […]
Oaxaca Shopping: New El Nahual Gallery Showcases Tito Mendoza Weavings
Husband and wife team Tito Mendoza and Alejandrina Rios Sanchez are creative, talented and have a flair for design. Tito, cousin of the famed Arnulfo Mendoza, is an excellent weaver in his own right and his intricate handwoven textiles are extraordinary. Ale knows how to put together fabrics, whimsical animalitos, hand-wrought metal decor, and folkloric […]