The Textile Transaction
Here, take a closer look, I am selling you the encapsulated colours of the eternal Spring. Winter is coming, you will need these colours to cope with harsh long Winter.
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Mayan Textiles and Smartphones
The sight of smartphones next the Mayan textiles is quite common now in Antigua Guatemala. For better or worse, Mayas taking selfies is also becoming more prominent. I have been covering the advancement of cellular technology and smartphones in Antigua Guatemala since 2006, check out the entries about smartphones found in the archives. Follow the … Read more
Mayan Boy Guarding The Colorful Textiles
This street portrait of a Maya boy guarding a truck-load of Mayan textiles was captured during a recent Antigua Photo Walk where I was sharing how I see and approach the act of making photographs. Are you traveling to Antigua Guatemala or are you a local resident who would like to focus on street photography? … Read more
The Handmade Economy — Textiles
In a world where automation and factory automated assembly lines are the goals, Guatemala still prides and encourages the handmade economy. Even though I have shared some handmade handicraft makers in the past, from this point forward I will make sure I set my camera focus on the handmade economy and what better way to … Read more
International Women’s Day in Guatemala
I share with you what my friend and colleague Willy expressed about the International Women’s Day: Willy: ¿Hoy es día de la mujer? ¿Otra vez? ¡Todos los días son días de la mujer! Los hombres nos rendimos ante ustedes a diario, libramos guerras, perdemos amigos, hacemos locuras por ustedes las mujeres… Todos los días son … Read more
Colorful Mayan Huipil
Let’s do an observation experiment. What things do you find interesting in the picture above?
New Style Guatemalan Purses and Backpacks
Here’s one of the new directions that Guatemalan textiles are taking. You can still identify the pieces as made with Mayan textiles from Guatemala, but the patterns and colors as well as the new designs of purses and backpacks are made for people in North America and Europe. What do you think of these new … Read more
Colorful Guatemalan Purse
Rich colors, patterns and textures are what one gets when buying a piece of Guatemalan textiles. A good example of this statement is the purse shown above, don’t you agree?
Eternal Spring Guatemalan Colors
As we have mentioned before, if you’re planning a visit to Guatemala, make sure you pack your sunglasses if you don’t want to be blinded by the rich saturated colors found everywhere in the land of the Eternal Spring. Especially so, if you plan to spend time in La Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park which is … Read more
Guatemalan Wealth of Colors and Textiles
I don’t know in what position is located Guatemala in terms of wealth resources as measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Product (GNP), but I am sure that if the wealth of country was measured by its people, the richness of their cultures and traditions, the wealth of its colors, the … Read more
Guatemalan Culture and History Through Textiles
The Maya were among the most prominent story tellers. The Maya ‘wrote’ just about everything. I am sure that if the ancient Maya scribblers had access to Twitter and Facebook, they would have had busy timelimes; heck they would have used aggregators to fill their lifestream with every imaginable media.
A glance of San Martín Jilotepeque
Aren’t you curious of what else is around Antigua Guatemala besides the famous places? Aren’t you curious of what might you find? Here is a glance of San Martín Jilotepeque, located at some 17 kms north of Chimaltenango. Next time you visit La Antigua Guatemala, venture out and explore the surrounding communities! text and photos … Read more
Three Generations
Resistance through culture; culture through textiles; textiles as heritage; heritage as identity; identity as resistance. What do you think?
Guatemalan Style Backpack
Guatemala has some of the best textiles you can find in the world. If you come to La Antigua Guatemala, you can find this wonderful textiles everywhere, including ambulant textiles sellers on the streets. If you take a close-up look at the Guatemalan textiles, you will be amazed at the intricate weaving patterns. Some people … Read more
Colorful Guatemalan Textiles
Ah, look at all the lovely colors Ah, look at all the lovely colors Where do they all come from? Where do they all belong?