Tag Archives: artisan works

stone by stone

Posted on 7 Jun ’11 by Salted Herring

I’m always intrigued by skill­ful crafts­man­ship, by the beauty of local nat­ural mate­ri­als, and when those two are combined…it is just bril­liant. This beau­ti­ful walk­way leads to Casa de la Cul­tura, at El Chorro, San Miguel de Allende.   Tweet

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surprise behind the corner

Posted on 4 Jun ’11 by Salted Herring

I have many rea­sons to love Mex­ico. One of those rea­sons is ‘lit­tle things’, alas sur­prises on the street, those bring smile to my face every day.…like moji­gan­gas…hmmm, which are actu­ally quite big things…those larger than life danc­ing fig­urines. Tweet

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La Fabrica La Aurora

Posted on 24 Jul ’10 by Salted Herring

Visit to San Miguel de Allende art and design cen­ter  Fab­rica La Aurora is a visual treat. The old tex­tile fac­tory houses art and artist stu­dios, designer bou­tiques for unusual shop­ping, pleas­ant restau­rants, and a most delight­ful cafe. Tweet

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Colonia San Rafael

Posted on 8 Jun ’10 by Salted Herring

Up on the hill in Colo­nia San Rafael sits a small church, Igle­sia Santa Cruz. Sur­round­ing wind­ing streets have many beau­ti­ful wall paint­ings. These I found just meters away from the church. Tweet

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Manzana #39

Posted on 4 Jun ’10 by Salted Herring

Street cor­ner, one of many, always delight­ful. Tweet

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Along Calle Animas

Posted on 4 Jun ’10 by Salted Herring

I adore the free­handed paint­ings on the walls, hand painted signs and let­ter­ings, and cus­tom guide­posts. Tweet

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instituto allende

Posted on 10 Nov ’09 by Salted Herring

beau­ti­ful court­yard at insti­tuto allende Tweet

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more ofrendas

Posted on 21 Oct ’09 by Salted Herring

…if my favorite skele­ton guy gets sold, i have a few other choices to con­sider.… Tweet

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el dia de los muertos ofrendas

Posted on 21 Oct ’09 by Salted Herring

i like the guy in the low­est cof­fin. if he is still there after i return from cer­van­tino fes­ti­val i might have to get him. ps. he is drink­ing sprite, yes, i checked the bot­tle ! Tweet

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walkabout

Posted on 18 Oct ’09 by Salted Herring

admir­ing mex­i­can arti­san works Tweet

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