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Mike Magers Retablo
Written on 12 Dec, 2013 at 1:00 in Events, Traditions & Culture |
Michael Magers‘ interest in photography began as a young adult learning the basics on his father’s Canon AE-1. However, his path to the lens took the long way around as he obtained two Masters degrees and focused instead on... (Continue reading)
Retablo Auction New Additions – WOW!
Straight from Tepic, Nayarit via DSL this marvelous retablo by my dear friend, Pedro Luis de Aguinaga arrived this morning. Artist, writer, raconteur, boulevadier, brilliant and cunning at observing and commenting on people and situations and, most importantly, loyal friend... (Continue reading)
Concordia Cemetery Retablo by Victoria Munro
Written on 30 Sep, 2011 at 8:53 in Events, Past Events |
Victoria Munro was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1975. She has spent the last thirteen years working between Auckland, New Zealand and New York, USA. During this time she has exhibited her photographic and sculptural works internationally... (Continue reading)
El Moco – by Rene Maynez
Written on 18 Sep, 2011 at 23:05 in Events, Past Events |
Rene Maynez is a multimedia artist from the El Paso, Texas/Juarez Chihuahua area with a wicked sense of humor. His photoshopped photograph collages are amazing www.renemaynez.com and vary from kitschy to ethereal. He did this partly as a joke and... (Continue reading)
Barbara Kilpatrick
Written on 8 Sep, 2011 at 19:07 in Events, Past Events |
Barbara Kikpatrick is a new friend whose art I just started to discover and am amazed by her original style. A shortened version of her bio explains it better that I ever could. For further information go to her website... (Continue reading)
Ex-Votos by Eduardo Penaloza: Guidelines What was I thinking or not?
I love retablos, have one at home from Malinalco. Beyond their candid and colorful graphic beauty, the requests they portray are many times gloomy, anxiety-driven, at the same hilarious, perverse, egotistical, manipulative. Dispelling the curse is their... (Continue reading)
Invitation: Have you ever made a Retablo or Ex-voto?
Written on 17 Aug, 2011 at 15:04 in Events, Traditions & Culture |
Would you like a good reason to make one? (Translation: I thank St. Pascual Bailon for giving me the best seasoning of all the cooks there have ever been in this ranch because now the boss comes home for lunch every... (Continue reading)
Retablos- Asking Favors
Written on 8 Jan, 2011 at 17:24 in Traditions & Culture |
I have a set of questions I ask people as conversation starters. The answers are wildly different and give you a lot of insight into a person. I ask things like: What do you do for fun? What is your... (Continue reading)
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