So I helped by cousin with a book she was working on in her collage class.
She wrote a story and I did the illustrations
It was a personal project of her’s going to Mexico for the summer to visit our grandma.
The project is finished and printed.
She posted a read aloud on YouTube for her class.
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It was a struggle doing all of the illustrations and keeping motivated when I was in an art block (and still am), but I’m glad I did it. I drew my grandma for the story and it was bittersweet now that she has passed. All the background art I reference was from my grandma’s mountain village in Jalisco Mexico. I drew her house and her land and I found my self fighting back tears. I love my grandma and it’s an honor getting to draw this.
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‼️🇲🇽 American tourists in Mexico try to shut down restaurant in Jalisco because Mariachi music is “too loud”
🔸 Source: Fernanda Cortes
Jalisco is the birthplace of Mariachis, and their music has been around since the 17th century… y’all don’t get to come over and get rid of it 😭
If you’re a tourist in Mexico (and ANY other place) for god’s sake remember that you’re a TOURIST. You’re VISITING. You don’t get to come here and try to shut down restaurants and bandas because they annoyed you on your two week trip with the family.
If you’re coming to the culture you’ll find the culture, in case that isn’t obvious. If you’re really that annoyed by it, go to Cancún and Cabo San Lucas, as the video said. Or just stay home.
“ Esta figurilla procede de Colima y fue elaborada en torno al 300 0 600 d. C. Muestra un especialista ritual vestido como cocodrilo el casco puede ser removido en su totalidad. “
Figure from Colima around 300-600 AD. It shows a person dressed with a crocodile helmet. The helmet is removeable.
Sometimes you'll see a species listed as "endemic" to a certain area. That means that it lives in that place and nowhere else! Some species are "microendemic", meaning they live in only one tiny area. This species, Polianthes zapopanensis, isn't quite a microendemic, but it's pretty close - it only lives in a small area of Jalisco, Mexico, near Guadalajara (and its namesake, Zapopan). It was just described in 2011! Even in well-populated areas, there are more interesting plants to find.
046. Architectural Energetics and Guachimontones with Tony DeLuca
In this episode, co-host Tony DeLuca (me!) shares his research and outreach on West Mexican archaeology, looking at architectural energetics and guachimontones
Find a working bibliography on West Mexico created by Tony at this link: