La Centinela
Describing where we live is a little easier now that I have woven a piece about it. I’ve thought this place was beautiful from the first time Irvin took me to this little valley. And I think it’s important to put some perspective on our location because it seems so ingrained in everything we do. And it seems like a really good place to start this blog from. So we live in a narrow little valley. It looks like this on Google earth. La Centinela is a narrow valley between two ridges. La Centinela means, “the sentinel”, and...
Starting to Unfold Tradition
So we thought we’d take on blogging about what we do here at Centinela Traditional Arts. There are a few of us here who can post, all of us with different points of view and expertise. So we have a lot to say! We like to think that what we do here matters to more than just us. And we know that what we do here is more than a little mysterious to most people. We firmly believe that your understanding more about our tradition, our process, and our materials, the more you’ll enjoy the beautiful work produced and sold...