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Pat Nelson-Jimenez and Mexican Folk Art

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Art for Housewives

  One of the many wonderful things my hometown, San Antonio, has to offer is that of a multi-cultural atmosphere. Mexico, above all,  has certainly influenced San Antonio gifting its citizens with the aesthetics of color, animated music and spicy … Continue reading →

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Recycled baskets

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Art for Housewives

Julibooli coiled basket at craftser Ed Rossbach Ed Rossbach, the basketmaker, weaver, and textile historian who changed the field of art in the fiber medium through his teaching, research, and writing, died October 7, 2002. He was 88 and had … Continue reading →

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Towards self-sustainable everything

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Art for Housewives

Building with Tires, Cans and Bottles: A Michael Reynold’s design and built home. The construction methods are not new; this type of construction is closely related to indigenous building methods that have been used for centuries.  However, an architect and … Continue reading →

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Linda Schailon and plastic straws

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Art for Housewives

This past September I participated in the London Design Festival thanks to Linda Schailon of Ecopink. Ecopink organizes exhibition events with the intent to promote female creativity via art and design related to ethics and environment. Recently Linda won “Una … Continue reading →

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Living With Less means Cooking With Less

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Art for Housewives

It breaks my heart to see people struggling to eat. It’s a world wide problem that will only get worse. Too many people competing for the limited resources left. So what can we on a individual level do do protect … Continue reading →

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