My Fairy-Tale Life, by Steven Boone

Amy and I moved to our house in the village of San Pedro Ixtlahuaca 331 days ago. It is on the outskirts of Oaxaca, the famous city in south...

“O Son of Spirit! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable ...

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...