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Writings about life and art by Linda Marston-Reid

Category: Mexico Travel

The Art of Chocolate

Mexican chocolate combines the fragrance of cinnamon with nuts and cacao beans into a unique and memorable taste. When visiting … More

#cooking, Mexico, MexicoCulture, travel

The Art of Weaving

The Oaxaca weaving tradition is centered in Teotitlán del Valle, where now over 150 families create rugs and textiles. Their … More

#MexicoFolkArts, #Oaxacatravel, FolkArt, Mexico, MexicoCulture, NaturalDye, OaxacaArtesenios, OaxacaArtists, Weaving

The Color Red

The color red may dominate during Valentine’s Day, but this vibrant color has ruled for thousands of years. Red can … More

#Oaxacatravel, art history, folk art mexican artesanias, Mexican folk arts, Mexico, MexicoCulture, murals, public art, travel

Portals

Aren’t you curious when you see a locked door, a portal into another environment? Here are a selection of doorways … More

Doorway, entrance, Mexico, MexicoCulture, portal, puerta, travel

Three Kings and the January 6 Uprising

While I sit here in Oaxaca today, January 6, 2022, nearly all residents are celebrating Three Kings Day: a time … More

#Mexicotravel, art and activism, January6Commission, lostresreyes, real life, ThreeKingsDay

The payphone on the corner

#Mexicotravel, #Oaxacatravel, Mexico, travel

The Art of Cultural Remembrances

This was originally published in 2015 – given that Día de los Muertos is coming up on November 1-2, its … More

#dayofthedead, #elDiadelosMuertos, #MexicanCulture, #Mexicotravel, Mexico, travel

The Art on the Street

A travel memory from December 2019. We came to explore Villa de Zaachila’s archeological site, but afterwards strolling through the … More

#dayofthedead, #elDiadelosMuertos, #MexicanCulture, #MexicoFolkArts, #Mexicotravel, #Oaxacatravel, folk art mexican artesanias, Mexican folk arts, Mexico, Mural, murals, public art, travel

From my bookshelf

Arts and Crafts of Mexico has been my go-to guide for years as I’ve learned about the traditional crafts made … More

#dayofthedead, #elDiadelosMuertos, #MexicanCulture, #MexicoFolkArts, #Mexicotravel, #Oaxacatravel, folk art mexican artesanias, Mexican folk arts, Mexico

From My Bookshelf

Oaxaca al Gusto: An Infinite Gastronomy by Diana Kennedy is on my bookshelf. This is more than a cookbook – … More

#cooking, #MexicanCulture, #MexicoFood, #Oaxacatravel, Mexico, OaxacaFood, travel

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