Ayacucho: Birth Place of the Retablo
3/19-3/21/10 Ayacucho!

Plaza de Armas! That is the main Cathedral up ahead with its Easter decorations on the outside

Top of the hill, visiting workshops!
3/19-3/21/10 Ayacucho!

Plaza de Armas! That is the main Cathedral up ahead with its Easter decorations on the outside

Top of the hill, visiting workshops!
3/20/10

Julia showing off some of the retablos

Luis welcoming us to his workshop!
3/20/10

The retablo of a retablo workshop that I commissioned (Also you can see my Russian Icons behind it)!

Silvester's trademark relief ornamentation

Silvester's workshop

Semana Santa procession (on top) and Entry to Jerusalem (Bottom)
3/21/10

Scissor Dance retablo in the Ramos Workshop

Detail
3/14-3/18 Museum of Peruvian Hands, Raimondi Museum, Museum Enrico Poli, Catholic University.

Baby Jesus figurines in the Museum of Peruvian Hands
3/5-3/13

Going to the beach! Photo by Gloria Pardo

NEW CAMERA!!
3/5/10-3/18/10

Chris's Sashimi from Osaka Japanese Restaurant
2/19-3/4/10 Living in Lima. THEFT, Retablos, Workshop, Carnival, Beach, Cachinas (Flea Markets).
NOTE: MY CAMERA WAS STOLEN BEFORE I COULD DOWNLOAD PHOTOS FOR THIS WEEK. MANY OF THE PHOTOS FROM THIS POST WERE TAKEN BY FRIENDS OR BY ME WHEN I BORROWED A CAMERA. THERE IS ALSO A COMIC OF MY CAMERA GETTING STOLEN.

That guy on the right got paint on ALL of us at CARNIVAL. (photo by Gloria Pardo)

(excerpt from my camera theft comic...see more below)

Spring seller with poster of the Past Polish Pope Paul (PPPP) at the market
3/1 Retablo Workshop
UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE NO PHOTOS IN THIS POST BECAUSE MY CAMERA WAS STOLEN ON THE WAY HOME FROM THIS WORKSHOP. READ ABOUT THE “INCIDENT” HERE.

Doodles of the type of Ornaments that Cesar and his workshop makes.
2/20/10-3/4/10
SINCE MY CAMERA WAS STOLEN I HAVE A MIX OF MY OWN PHOTOS, MY FRIEND’S PHOTOS, AND HAND DRAWN ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE IMAGES IN THIS FOOD POST.

Amazing octopus at La Jolla