by May Herz
What a wonderful season December is in Mexico: Piñatas, Pastorelas, Posadas....
We have just finished the Día de Muertos festivities, and now the market where I usually shop, and where the famous painter Frida Kahlo also used to get her flowers and food, is completely transformed...
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I have been around clay all my life since I come from a family dedicated to the production of crafts made out of clay. As a child I was expected to help my parents because this was our livelihood.
I must confess I never liked to work with clay and being a ceramist never even crossed my mind. Th...
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¡Viva la independencia!, ¡Viva la América!, ¡Muera el mal gobierno! Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.
Long live our independence! Long live America! Death to the bad government! Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.
Morir es nada cuando por la patria se muere. José María Morelos y Pa...
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“Carving dragons thrills me because I always create something different and I always keep on improving them. It is perhaps my favorite figure”
Luis Pablo
Here at Sandia Folk we have had the privilege of working closely through the years with the maestro Luis Pablo. We have...
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"There are many people in history who embrace the culture that defines them but only a few become engraved in it; Frida Kahlo is one of those individuals. In Mexican society she represents the folkloric joy, the indigenous pre-Hispanic pride, the European immigrant dream, and the revolutionar...
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¿Sabías Que...Did you know that: In supermarkets today you can buy all kinds of concentrates, pastes and cubes to make mole in just a few minutes. And if you would like to serve a good, red rice as well, all you have to do is buy a little bag of rice that is almost ready to be served! I wonder w...
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