Posted on December 14, 2013, in 2013, An Artist's Life, Black Paintings, Creative Process, Guatemala, Inspiration, Mexico, New York, NY, Pastel Painting, Photography, Travel and tagged accept, across, adventure, animals, arrangements, attention, bazaars, behind, better, block, boat, brain-stormed, brighter, buy, buying, called, carved, children, circuitous, color, company, creative, credit card, days, discovered, Donna Tang, draw, easily, elsewhere, exchanged, exquisitely, eye-catching, festivities, figures, finding, fluent, folk art, friends, Guatemala, heart-broken, home, hotel, hour, hurdle, idea, important, lake, Lake Atitlan, leave, life, looking, markets, mask, masks, mass-produced, Mexican, New York, objects, obviously, otherwise, overcome, owner, package, packing, paint, Panajachel, papier mache, pattern, pay, personality, phone, photograph, possession, post office, process, ready, religious, returned, returning, ride, search, selections, shipping, shop, Spanish, speak, spent, standing, store, story, surprisingly, telephone numbers, Tomas, tourist, toys, trade, transaction, unique, United States, waiting, walked, walking, wooden, working. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
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Holy Molly – I’m glad some one has a place for all these great chotzies as my Mother would say to later stay creative no matter what .
Peter, for me they are so much more than tchochkes (sp?). They are the material evidence of a people, their beliefs, and their culture. They provide a glimpse into a fascinating world view. I could go on and on but will stop now.