Yours truly has just returned from Puerto Vallerta, Mexico. Here are photos I snapped of a local pottery lady, and the colorful pottery she is decorating. She is working in this sunny, outdoor Puerto Vallerta studio behind her family pottery shop. continue reading
Patchwork quilts are a good example of “use what you have”.
Here are three golden rules to be an “Art Scrapper”, and an environmentally-aware artist. I know that artists do not always like rules, so you can also call these three guidelines, or philosophies, on turning old scraps into fine arts and crafts:
Scrapper Rule #1. Use What You Have. continue reading
On the beach in Puerto Plata where I got the carved fish. March 2015
I am a humble traveler and artist, not an expert on Caribbean art and music. Before I traveled to the Caribbean, I only knew about the islands through reggae music and popular lyrics by Bob Marley, such as in the wonderful song, One Love, One Heart… continue reading