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Parakeet Palace
In the claustrophobically crowded Guatemalan market of San Francisco el Alto, my eye was caught by a cage and its contents: pretty little pastel parakeets. Their job is forecast the future, selecting fortunes with their tiny beaks. The market has just about everything from hardware to textiles, farm animals to dried fish.
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Ouija Bird
Walking through the crowded market in San Francisco el Alto, my eye was caught by a cage and its contents: pretty little pastel parakeets. Their job, to tell the future, selecting fortunes with their tiny beaks. The market has just about everything from hardware to textiles, farm animals to dried fish. San Francisco el Alto, Guatemala.
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Grandmother Weaving
This grandmother from San Antonio Aguas Calientes weaves textiles to sell to tourists in her family compound. Her loom is a traditional backstrap loom, the end of which is attached to one of the outdoor roof beams, to maintain tension.
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Crazy color
Traditional clothing in Guatemala is not seen as often as in the past, but some men stick to tradition. This inhabitant of Santiago Atitlan enjoys the morning paper in his traje - traditional clothing - that includes a rodillera or skirt. They are made only by men, who are born into the weaving profession.
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Two Friends at Lake Atitlan
The light at sunset warmed the faces of these two girls just outside Panajachel. I liked the contrasting textures and colors of thier traditional clothing - traje. Many women living in the towns surrouding Lake Atitlan wear the handwoven textiles every day.
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Salesgirl in Santiago Atitlan
This salesgirl agreed to pose for us in Santiago Atitlan. She was selling tiny dolls and quetzel key rings by the dock.
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School Uniform
When she spotted us taking photos, this girl changed into her school uniform so we could see her at her best. She was obviously very proud, but so nervous. Here mother was working in the food market in Chichicastenango, Guatemala.
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A Beautiful Child
This is young lady in San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala. The opportunity to meet her family, watch her grandmother weaving on a backstrap loom and photograph her home was a gift. Her village is a short ride from Antigua and is know for it's beautiful textiles. I love the way this photo captures her hand - it is such a three-year-old kind of gesture.
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Mary Lawyer has been a member since 7 March 2008 and goes by Maryl.
