Blessings and Benedictions: Art Makes a Home
Four years ago in anticipation of moving into the little casita in Teotitlan del Valle, I bought a painting by Oaxaca artist Pantaleon Ruiz Martinez, titled Sombras de Mi Ayer (Shadows of My Yesterday). He had just finished an exhibition in Mexico City and luckily the painting I loved had not sold. I arranged […]
Three Documentary Videos Produced at 2010 Film Making Workshop
YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/normahawthorne Rescate Seda features the taller of Arte y Seda and the family of Aurora Contreras and Reynoldo Sosa, written and directed by filmmakers Sheri Brautigam and Pam Holland. The interview was conducted in Spanish and translated to English subtitles. The film, below, features the labor-intensive process of growing silkworms, cultivating the cocoons, […]
ONE Space Open, Oaxaca Documentary Film Workshop: Interview Subjects Confirmed
Norma Hawthorne announces that she has confirmed the interview subjects for the Feb. 19-26, 2010 documentary film making workshop to be held in Teotitlan del Valle. There is still one space open and it is not too late to register and attend. Interview subjects are: 1) Magdalena (Magda) is an elder of the Zapotec village […]