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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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I command you to…

Posted in Buildings, Creativity, Religion, Signs, tagged , , , , on May 18, 2012| 1 Comment »

 

Concrete trough, coming out from stone wall. On the trough: an encircled cross with the word "Think" written under the cross.

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Tlacolula, she’s my baby…

Posted in Culture, Markets, Travel & Tourism, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 27, 2012| 3 Comments »

Every time I pass by the turnoff to Tlacolula de Matamoros, I break into song, “Be-bop-a-lula, she’s my baby.”  And, seeing this guy on the front of a building on one of the town’s main streets only contributes to channeling Gene Vincent.

Wall art of tuba player

I was last there early this month for the first Festival de la Nieve, Mezcal y Vinagre.  Ice cream, mezcal, and fruit and veggies in vinegar… what’s not to like?

Bottles of mezcal

And then there is the weekly Sunday tianguis (market), where women in colorfully embroidered cotton aprons over tightly pleated polyester brocade skirts (where did that style come from?) buy and sell everything under the sun.

3 women in embroidered aprons.

As the article, The Pop-up Food Shops of Oaxaca confirms, I’m not the only one who is captivated by Tlacolula.

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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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A good day…

Posted in Creativity, Labor, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 17, 2012| 2 Comments »

I knew it was going to be a good day when a colibrí greeted me on an early morning stroll up to the weekly organic market.

Black outline of a hummingbird on a white wall.

There were other critters and creatures in plain sight…

Multicolored creature painted on terracotta wall

and peering out from their hiding places.

Multicolored creature painted on wall in back; with bougainvillea in foreground

However, you must proceed with caution because, most dangerous of all…

Pile of torn up street rubble in street, with red sign: Precaución - Hombres Trabajando

there are men at work!

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The ladybug and the…

Posted in Creativity, tagged , , , on January 26, 2012| 2 Comments »

The wall art in Oaxaca never ceases to surprise and delight.

Male torso in yellows and reds with a little blue and black

Pretty buff, no?

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Here and there

Posted in Buildings, Creativity, Culture, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 4, 2012| 1 Comment »

Wall art from here…

Multicolor mountain lion wall art.

Wall of 142 Throckmorton theatre on Madrona,  Mill Valley, CA by Zio Ziegler

to there.

Wall of Espacio Zapata on Porfirio Díaz, Oaxaca de Juárez, OAX

And, sacred mountains from here…

Mt. Tamalpais

to there.

Green rocky top mountain against white cloud and blue sky

Transition time… Mill Valley back to Oaxaca.

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Subject matter

Posted in Creativity, Culture, People, tagged , , , , , , on December 26, 2011| 3 Comments »

Apparently, I’m not the only one who has made the journey from Oaxaca to California.  The San Francisco Bay Area has been basking in sun and Oaxacan-blue-skies.  Even though the temps don’t match-up, the coast beckoned…

Wall art on sea wall

And, wall art greeted us in Bolinas.

Wall art of surfer in wetsuit carrying surfboard

Gosh, except for the subject matter, I felt like I was in Oaxaca!

Wall art of whale on seawall

Wait!  Who is that I see?

Wall art of Benito Juárez on seawall

None other than Oaxaca’s favorite son, Benito Juárez.  The subject matter IS the same!!!

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The writing’s on the wall…

Posted in Creativity, Culture, tagged , , , , , , on November 28, 2011| Leave a Comment »

… in Zaachila

Wall mural: magenta skull with writing: Mr. Weto; Oaxaca; Reedie

and Zimatlán de Lázaro Cárdenas.

Woman's head with 3/4 white mask with large red flower

I have no idea what they mean…  But, who cares?

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Hanging out in Teotitlán

Posted in Celebrations, Creativity, tagged , , , , on October 2, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Hanging out In Teotitlán del Valle…

Male and female effigies hanging from window grate.

On a rainy day…

Weaver at loom painted on side of building:

Waiting for a parade to pass me by…

Tops canastas and marmota visible above wall, with mountains in background

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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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