Patzcuaro part 1: Handwoven
Anyone who has lived in Mexico is familiar with its crafts. They are inevitable. On the street, in markets, woven through peoples wardrobes and their homes. they can be kitschy and cartoonish, selling a stereotyped idea of Mexico and its culture to foreign visitors. They can also be exquisitely intricate and refined, achieved through skills passed down from generation to generation and a source of pride to the maker and his people. In the past few years there has emerged in M