Celebrating Cinco de Mayo
Artist Margarita Maxson explains the significance behind Cinco de Mayo and the rich culture and history of Mexico she expresses through her artwork.
“FARAWAY MEMORIES FROM FARAWAY PLACES”
“FARAWAY MEMORIES FROM FARAWAY PLACES” EXHIBIT OPENS FROM MAY 2 TO THE END OF AUGUST 2022 Our friends at the Old Saybrook Town Hall generously host for the next four months an individual exhibition that includes 9 oil paintings…
Hispanic Heritage Month
Vazquez, Johana. “Locals Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month”. The Day [New London]. September 18, 2021, p. 7 Read full online article in the link below:
‘Give me Love’ opens at birdsall gallery in Old Lyme – theday.com Mobile Edition
Read full article online in the link below: ‘Give me Love’ opens at birdsall gallery in Old Lyme – theday.com Mobile Edition
Baby Jesus’ Story
For me it’s always a pleasure restoring antiques, especially multidimensional ones, because there is plenty of fun in the process. Some years ago I restored a large plaster Jesus sculpture, circa 1930, it belonged to the grandmother of a friend…
Daybreak’s Fest
“Daybreak’s Best of 2013”. The Day [New London]. December 30 2013, p. D1
A skeleton boy goes fishing
Since I came to the USA I found many people that liked skeletons and Day of the Dead themes, among them are my friends Howard Park and Sarah Seip, owners of 4 Starr Frame Shoppe & Gallery, located in the…
CUTE + CREEPY + COOL
As I mentioned on an earlier post, skeletons are very common things in Mexican life, not only for Day of the Dead, but as an everyday presence. One day I was talking to a very good friend, a New Bedford…
OWLS AS PROTECTORS
I decided to change the name of my blog, etsy shop, and brand. Many of the people that used to find me on Google or other searchers are missing me, the former name of the blog was www.josephine-artifacts-collection.blogspot.com,…
THE MOTHER
I thought of posting this story for Mother’s day, but it sounded so repetitive that I let all summer pass before I came back to writing. This piece is called “The Mother”, and it was inspired from my son’s early…