The late Dolores Porras, world renowned ceramicist at her home in Atzompa, Oaxaca, June 2000.
Street parades in preparation for the annual Gueleguetza, one of Mexico’s largest celebrations of traditional culture, Oaxaca, July 2000.
Flower vendors, Oaxaca, July 2000.
A man rides his burro through the central streets of downtown Oaxaca, August 2000.
A Mixe Indian at her home high in the mountains in Oaxaca state. She speaks almost no Spanish and works a plot of land smaller than a two car garage, February 2009.
A Zapotec woman makes the traditional ceramic comal for heating tortillas and spices, Oaxaca state, February 2009.
San Juan Teitipac, Oaxaca state, June 2000.
Rodeo in San Juan Chilateca, Oaxaca state, June 2000.
With the great Monte Alban ruins behind her, a woman looks over the Oaxacan Valley, July 2000.
My first memories are of Mexico. Living in Oaxaca was deeply formative for my own aesthetic and understanding of the creative process. Taking these photographs changed my life by giving me confidence in pursuits and demonstrating the role of artists in the public sphere.