weekly wrap up + AHA in mexico
July 24, 2010 by admin · 4 Comments
this week i wanted to wrap things up with an image that has been haunting me (in a good way) all day. one of my favorite artists, tanya aguiñiga, has been working on a new project called artists helping artisans. AHA focuses on helping artists in marginalized communities whose craft traditions or livelihoods are at risk. right now tanya is in chiapas, mexico working with an amazing group of weavers. she’s been sending updates about the work they’re doing and among the blog updates were a series of photos taken on a hilltop. this tiny church with its festive banners swaying in the wind has been calling to me all morning. do you even look at a place and feel like you recognize it (even if you’ve never seen it) or that you’re supposed to go there? for some reason i’m feeling that way about this amazing little hilltop church and i’m hoping that maybe one day i can convince tanya to take me there. it just seems like such a beautiful, magical little spot. ok, back to earth. if you’d like to check out AHA or hear more about their work, tanya and her team will be at the renegade craft fair in LA this weekend, so stop by and say hello if you’re there. i’m signing off for the day- i hope you all have a wonderful weekend and i’ll see you on monday! below is a summary of this week’s highlights…
*click here if you’d like to donate to AHA and click here to check out tanya’s adorable los angeles home on d*s.
- must-read posts of the week: d*s meetup in portland, oregon on august 3rd!, top chef kevin gillespie’s brunswick stew, d*s book newsletter, sneak peek best ofs: best of dogs, best of nurseries, best of cats
- new city guide: santa fe design guide!
- biz ladies: selling your company
- living in: young victoria
- past and present: handwriting and flourish art
- sneak peeks: joyce of rosa blu, amanda & dan gneiding, katie quinn davies
- diy projects: book tables + book cameras, karen’s mirrored planter box, bottle stopper menagerie, mailing tube wine rack
- before & afters: andrea’s elegant bathroom makeover, holly’s chair + emma’s patio table set, amber & kyla’s chairs + stairs
- simply color: eleanor grosch
- summer florals: a tour through new york’s osbourne castle gardens at cat rock
- in the kitchen with: top chef kevin gillespie’s brunswick stew!
- small measures with ashley: hosting a canning party!
- artwork: a perfect cup of joe infographic poster
- misc.: studiopatró tea towels, new at papa stour, vintage painting bags by swarm, thatcher’s coffee, “designer” engagement party, animal cutting boards
Source: Design*Sponge
It certainly looks like a great spot… thanks for the info and the photos that looks ever so cool and refreshing, especially these days with all this heat!
what a wonderful job you all at design sponge are doing! i live in la and would have never known about the renegade craft fair if not for you. the AHA is a concept that has been on my heart for a great number of years…what an awesome thing to know someone out there has the same vision! thank you again and keep up the amazing work!
I really admire people who take time and effort to help other and learn from them… I wish some of these were the people we see on TV these days… have a fantastic weekend and enjoy!
She is awesome!