We stumbled upon a shoemaker in Valladolid. Leather, shoe patterns, soles made out of recycled tires, and sandals surrounded him and his family. The shoemaker's wife was the salesperson.     Rows and rows of shoes, mostly sandals, hung…

  Orange Peel, Seeds, Beads, Pits and Beans…. Necklaces from Mexico. The orange peel threw me a wow isn't this cool. Artistic, clever, and who would have thought it. I bought a rosary necklace in red beans. It was my…

  Finding white sand, blue sea, empty beaches is a given in Tulum, Mexico. The beach is miles long, giving plenty of room for anyone's desires to breath and take it in how they want to. We drove down a…

  We drove down a long road not a person did we see. We walked down a trail only knowing that the beach was certainly there. We heard the waves, a few birds, and the palms blowing in the breeze.…

Photography by Corey Amaro.  Each Saturday I focus on a different artist that I admire. From potters to painters, chefs to collectors, seamstress to songwriters, lifestyle to lovers… anyone who set the paintbrush, pastry brush, hands and heart on fire…

  The lantern was teasing me, "You cannot fit me in your suitcase, forget about it!" Little did it know that I am stubborn when something or one dares me.     I forgot to add– a small detail…it belongs…