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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Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo
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Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
Musician, photographer, videographer, reporter, ex-officio teacher, now attempting to be a world traveler

Monday, January 9, 2023

You never know.....

What you'll see in the city.  For me, it is always a breath of fresh air, filled with lots of smells, fragrant aromas, like those coming out of Bamby Bakery.  Or the aroma of freshly brewed coffee that fills the air just to the left of this little work of art. 
Ah, yes.... Oaxaca's sights and smells and always some amazing street art. 
That is a pro-choice piece, really thought provoking.  "Here's look'in at you, kid." 
And this beauty should be on the cover of some lit car magazine.
And as always, on display, Oaxaca's wonderful diversity of its folkart and textiles. 
To mangle a famous movie quote, "I love the smell of Oaxaca in the morning.  It smells like...alebrijes?"

2 comments:

Mary Batenhorst said...

There are several of those tiled panels on that building in the plaza around the Cruz de Pierda. I once walked around the building taking fotos of them. Tried to get some information about who, what, when, etc., but my more limited grasp of español at the time made it difficult. Need to follow up sometime. Always enjoy your posts. Thank you

Christopher Stowens said...

Gracias! That's San Gabriel. I'll have to check the others out. I bet they are the same four one sees in all the churches.