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Graphic design, Oaxacan style

Posted in Creativity, Culture, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on June 8, 2012| 2 Comments »

Walking back from grocery shopping, with a lighter than usual load, I took a detour and stumbled on this wall only two blocks from home.

colorful mural on wall

Closeup of colorfully painted face on wall

Black and white wall art of boy with cap wrapped in arms

Doing a little research, I found a video of it being painted…

Graphic design, Oaxacan style!

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A walk into the void

Posted in Creativity, Culture, tagged , , , , , , , on May 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Just another day, just another walk.

Colorful street art mural of imaginary characters

Just another wall of street art.

Close up of colorful street art face with mask.

Just another April Fools Day (2012) mural.

Signature on mural: Radient; Kad; Ycom

Muchisimas gracias, KAD, for bringing a smile…

Close up of mural with the word "void" written vertically in an oval.

and leading us into the void.

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Oaxaca bound!

Posted in Creativity, tagged , , , , on March 28, 2012| 1 Comment »

After a delightful, but cold and wet (4-6″ of hail!) textile intensive 6-day visit to Chiapas, I’m homeward (as in, Oaxaca) bound!

Wall art spelling OAXACA

I promise not to ever again complain about Oaxaca’s sun-filled dry season!

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Silence kills…

Posted in Creativity, Culture, Politics, tagged , , , , , , on March 26, 2012| 5 Comments »

For a whole variety of reasons, this is so appropriate not just here, but…

all over the world…

And, given the current war on women’s hard won reproductive rights, it’s especially pertinent during this “election” season in the USA.

Silence does indeed kill!

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Parts or sum?

Posted in Buildings, Creativity, tagged , , , , , , on March 2, 2012| 4 Comments »

Strolling along Calle Prof. M. Aranda several days ago, I wondered…

maybe this was a case of…

the parts…

being greater…

than their sum.

What do you think?

Urban art by sanez.

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Crossing a riverbed for breakfast

Posted in Food, Neighborhoods, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »

No, I didn’t have to ford a raging river… just make a harrowing 5+ second dash, while dodging speeding cars in an effort to cross Calzada de la República, which used to be a river that formed the natural boundary between Oaxaca and the village of Jalatlaco.

Today, Jalatlaco (“sandy embankment” in the Aztec language of Nauhatl) is a barrio (neighborhood) of Oaxaca, but República and its traffic continue to provide a daunting barrier and some colorful street art.

Colorful street art on wall with female skeleton, bird, and serpent

However, once beyond República, the atmosphere changes.  Cobblestones from the old riverbed line the streets and slow the pace;

Doorway on a cobblestone street.

color and foliage, not to mention crowns, add to the character;

Green wall with gate with crown and palm tree.

and stone walls line the narrow streets, shielding the neighborhood from the bustle beyond.

Stone wall

By the way, my breakfast of huevos divorcíados at El Biche Pobre was colorful and delicious!

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