Collecting Indigenous Art: From Oaxaca to New Mexico and Back
On June 16, 2022, the New York Times published a story about Native American artist Cannupa Hanska Luger focusing on the tension between what white collectors’ want and how the native artist responds. Titled Cannupa Hanska Luger is Turning the Tables on the Art World, the story digs deep into artistic expression, art as social […]
Beauty and Fashion: Did Carolina Herrera Copy Mexican Designs?
Why should we care? Yes, I agree that Carolina Herrera’s new 2020 resort collection, just unveiled, is beautiful. The collection, the company says, is inspired by Mexican indigenous designs. When you look at the clothes, some of the designs are startling — exact duplicates of textiles made by hand in Mexican villages for centuries. Excusing […]
NY Times Mentions Norma Schafer: In Mexico, Weavers Embrace Natural Alternatives to Toxic Dyes
https://nyti.ms/2y928em Click here to read article. First, a special call-out to Porfirio Gutierrez and his family for all they do to promote the use of natural dyes in the making of their hand-woven tapestries. His sister Juana is a master dyer and his brother-in-law Antonio innovates on design and materials. Congratulations on this feature story! […]
The Dyeing Life: Values and Commitment to Family, Art
This is a short three-minute video from the New York Times that I have to share with you. In 1994, I was in a Maio village in China, a 9-hour bus ride from the Sichuan capital of Chengdu. Not only does this video remind me of that visit, it retells how important it is to […]
Mexico is New Land of Opportunity Says New York Times
Professionals, entrepreneurs, artists and filmmakers from Europe, Asia and the Americas are moving to Mexico to find a business and creative environment conducive to self-expression and financial success. As China becomes too costly for manufacturing, Europe too glutted with educated people and limited job prospects, and the United States closed to innovation without huge sums […]
Puebla is the Perfect Stopover Between Oaxaca and Mexico City
The New York Times just published 36 Hours in Puebla, Mexico by travel writer Freda Moon, who did a similar feature about Oaxaca a few months ago. Freda listed many of my favorite things to do, see, visit, shop for and eat. Puebla is unique. The city is a blend of Spanish colonial with Moorish-Moslem […]
More Than 36 Hours: Oaxaca, Mexico — Where To Stay, Hotels, Hostels, B&B’s
Where to Stay in Oaxaca, Mexico: Hotels, Bed and Breakfast Lodging and Hostels. The list that I sent to Freda Moon, The New York Times travel writer who crafted the feature 36 Hours: Oaxaca, Mexico, included recommendations for where to sleep in Oaxaca City. She was only able to include one, El Diablo y La Sandia. So, I’m […]
Photography + Art Collage Workshop in Oaxaca, Mexico
Questions? EMAIL normahawthorne@mac.com Please Distribute! Yesterday, Mari and I worked together in Humberto’s studio to create this poster. The main image is a fine example of how you can make a photograph and then transfer the image to create an art collage. The small portrait at the top features a Carnival reveller. The workshop allows […]
More Than 36 Hours: Oaxaca, Mexico–Favorite Restaurants
The list that I sent to Freda Moon, The New York Times travel writer who created the feature 36 Hours: Oaxaca, Mexico, included some of my favorite places to eat in two categories: 1) Where to eat that won’t break your budget, and 2) The GaGa Dining Experience. Where to Eat That Won’t Break Your […]
In The New York Times: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator
Que milagro! The New York Times features Oaxaca Cultural Navigator in its 36 Hours: Oaxaca, Mexico article written by travel writer Freda Moon. The Travel section story on Oaxaca, the first to be published about the city since 2007, appeared in today’s online New York Times. It will appear in print this Sunday, January 15, […]
Always Dreaming of Oaxaca: NY Times Quick Tacos Recipe
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/dining/the-simple-pleasure-of-tacos-city-kitchen.html?_r=1# Here I am in Soquel, California, the idyllic, temperate hillside perch above Santa Cruz, dreaming of Oaxaca. This New York Times recipe has triggered my taste buds and memory. So easy, you can make it yourself. In NC all our tortillas, even from the best Mexican markets, are packaged and imported from elsewhere. So […]