Antigua Guatemalan Water Jar

Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word for the day: Tinaja or water jar. They don’t make things like they used. Take this over hundred years old tinaja for example, and look at the beautiful craftsmanship and details. This was a water jar which was supposed to be kept on the dirt floor on a dark corner, … Read more

The Aesthetics of Mayan Beauty

Almost one year ago, I found a quiet and tranquil place to ponder the tough questions: What is art and what is handicraft? Am I the oppressor, the oppressed or both? Why is Cubism not folk-art? Does a painting become a handicraft if it is exhibited in restaurant and does a handicraft become art if … Read more