TUESDAY, MAY 21 Bogotá was just so we could catch an early flight south to Colombia’s “coffee triangle.” Now we are here, enjoying the town of MANIZALES. We are staying in HOTEL VARUNA in the “Zona Rosa” district. Hoping for a good meal, we looked up Japanese and the most highly rated was . . … Continue reading 2019 May Buying Trip- Part 6 Colombia
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY – MAY 13, 14, 15. MEDELLÍN We chose a small hotel, a converted home, on a tree-shaded street in a residential area, HOTEL PARQUE DEL RIO, because it is a pleasant ten-minute walk to the huge exhibition hall where EXPO ARTESANO is taking place. We enjoyed this walk each morning. First, we … Continue reading 2019 May Buying Trip- Part 5 Colombia
Sunday, April 21 – Francisco Toledo Gallery We walked to our favorite breakfast place: Marco Polo and then drove out to the woodworking workshop just outside town: Tribus Mixe. Their workshop is set among beautiful gardens with little seating areas here and there. It’s tidy and clean and incredibly inviting. Even though they knew we … Continue reading 2019 April Buying Trip- Part 4 Oaxaca, Olinalá & Taxco
I forgot to include photos of the spectacular peacock who lives a happy life at Hacienda Don Juan in San Cristóbal, most graciously spreading his magnificent tail for us. Here they are: Wednesday, April 10 – Guatemala We had arranged to meet a driver right at the border at 10:00 but forgot that Guatemala is … Continue reading 2019 April Buying Trip- Part 3 Guatemala & Oaxaca
We had time to walk all over San Cristóbal Centro. It’s all familiar to us now, the beautiful pedestrian-only streets lined with excellent shops and lots of people, street musicians, and the lovely single story, simple colonial buildings with tile roofs, flower pots and draping vines. Trip Advisor told us we’d never have a better … Continue reading 2019 April Buying Trip- Part 2 San Cristóbal and Mexican border
Tuesday, April 2 – TeziutlÁn, Puebla On our six-hour drive to Teziutlán, we listened to The White Road, all about porcelain, by the author of The Hare with the Amber Eyes. It’s beautifully written, and very interesting, especially if you worked with porcelain for fifteen years, as Mayer did. Teziutlán is where one of Mayer’s … Continue reading 2019 APRIL BUYING TRIP
Mexican Tradition Day of the Dead has its origins in the human sacrifices of the Aztecs, who decorated their temples with walls of skulls to please their gods. The Aztecs celebrated Day of the Dead as early as 3,000 years ago. When the Spanish arrived, they viewed this tradition as a sacrilege, but they could … Continue reading Day of the Dead
Wednesday, May 23 – Barry and Jacque Sheinberg We were back at Marco Polo for breakfast. Then Paul and I returned to the hotel (I had Conference work to do) while Sandy and Mayer were dispatched to go to the bank and then shop for wine and cheese for tonight. On their way back, Mayer … Continue reading BUYING TRIP APRIL AND MAY 2018 (CONTINUES PART 4)
Wednesday, May 16 – San Cristóbal We headed straight for Guadalupe Hermosillo’s beautiful studio and showroom to pick up the iron crosses Mayer had selected when were here before the trip to Guatemala. They were all packed up and ready to load. Mayer had heard that there were antique stores “behind the cemetery.” It was … Continue reading Buying Trip April and May 2018- Continues (part 3)
Galería Atotonilco 