My Fairy-Tale Life, by Steven Boone

Xolo, (pronounced in English sho-low) is a dog breed developed by Mexico’s early indigenous peoples more than 3,000 years ago. It is famous ...

Advice to artists: create a style and stick with it, become famous and own a highly marketable brand. The same for any business. Usually an ...

 “Vecino” is Spanish, meaning neighbor in English. I have lived in many places over the years and neighbors always influenced my life. Some...

Last weekend’s Dia de Muertos celebrations burst with color, sight and sounds. In downtown Oaxaca,  m arching bands, street performers, face...

“ The most acceptable offering to God Himself comes from a grateful and joyful heart. " - William Shakespeare   As the saying goes, whe...

  Dia de Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” always sounded strange to me; like a zombie movie or something. In English, the word ”dead” has a li...

Trampas, New Mexico, USA.   Amy had read of bandits on the roads in Mexico so it was with some trepidation that we decided to begin our jour...

Certainly, some people don’t like it. It is commonly regarded as vandalism. But that is not true of all the “street” art found in Oaxaca. As...

Child of Oaxaca, oil on canvas, 80x100 cm Since moving to Mexico, Amy and I share a studio and make our art side by side. It is a happy arra...

There are several people who have made a big difference to Amy and I since we moved to San Pedro Ixtlahuaca, the village outside of Oaxaca, ...

When Amy gets an idea for a painting, I can “see” the light go on. Then, with a burst of energy she goes to work. It is like tapping pure wa...