Artisan Spotlight: Lourdes and Jacobo
Posted by Francia Rabago on
In Lourdes and her family we have found what World by Hand looks up to: courage, motivation, love, friendship, beauty, and diligency.
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Please come in!
Posted by Francia Rabago on
I am not very sure how the dots of my life have been connecting lately, by lately I mean since January 2014 when my office job in Washington DC ended. I ended up doing exactly what I have dreamed of for a long while without the slightest idea it was time.
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Artisan Spotlight: Mirlo Zoo
Posted by Francia María Rábago Venegas on
There is an ET, his finger lights up, and it is not like “ohhh this guy looks like ET” it’s like “This is ET made out of yarn” kind of thing.
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Hand spun beauty
Posted by Francia Rabago on
It took us a while to find this sleepy village high in a mountain. To reach it, we drove nine ours to the capital of Oaxaca, then another three to sleep in El Refugio (a place where women and families have come for over 20 years to give birth naturally).
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We are World by Hand
Posted by Francia Rabago on
In a far away mountain, there is someone creating beautiful artwork with his/her hands… we are heading out there, to get to know this artisan, to cheer his passion, to help him connect with the people he wants to reach; the people who appreciate the care, love and uniqueness of something done by hand.