How’s Simón doing? Better. Both artistically and financially. No, I don’t have any photos of Simón with his new SUV in front of his new McMansion. But he is most definitely a success story. Before we began to work together, he could not earn enough from weaving to support his family. He worked on...
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Looking for the stuff of legends? A Montecristi Panama hat woven so finely that it seems to be made of cloth, not straw? I mean the real deal. As in all the way to the top, the very finest in the world. The absolute highest expression of the Art of Montecristi. The ones all...
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Thanks to the Montecristi Foundation, Inc., an eye doctor visited Pile last Saturday. The doctor conducted exams for weavers, their families, and many others in the village, and new glasses will be delivered in a few weeks. Here are some photos from Gabriel and Andrea. Eye doctor, carrying her equipment into the village. The...
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One of the most exciting new projects undertaken by the Montecristi Foundation, Inc. is the weaving school in Pile which opened this January. Remember: the number one goal of my dad, the single obsession that started all of this, was to preserve this incredible art form. When I was a little kid, our house...
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Remember the boy whose story appeared on BBB’s website and that we reposted here? He’s doing well with his new glasses! Here’s a photo of him from Christmas: His mother reports that his eyes are improving, and as his eyes change the Foundation continues to provide him with new lenses. The many weavers who...
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