Oaxaca-The Year After: More artists and their art

The here and now... and what and why

Complacency is a trap. At least that’s what I was thinking when I up and left the comfort of a Yankee prep school gig, where I taught music, amongst other things, for 28 years. There was also that life long career as a composer, musician and artist.

First, it was a year in St. Thomas, USVI, working as a reporter and shooting photography and then, a year in San Agustin Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Time passed.
More time passed and a year back in the Athens of America followed by a hasty return to Oaxaca where it is all happening.
A couple of years in San Sebastian Etla and now, just down the road in San Pablo Etla. Life is good.

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You can find my music on Jango (World & latin - Worldbeat) and at iTunes and most online stores.
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Sunday, December 16, 2012

More artists and their art

I continue to take photos of many of Oaxaca's artists for Arnulfo Mendoza's book project. I think we are drawing to the end, but one never knows. Still, what a wonderful adventure it has been to meet this diverse group of people, each with her or his special way of expressing themselves, each with a different energy or aura about them. Yes, the art is beautiful, but even more beautiful, complex and interesting are the people who make the art.
Jorge Flores