I’m in the kitchen with Francisco Bautista on a hot summer day and he’s holding a jar of dead bugs. He scoops a few into his hand, adds a couple drops of lime juice, and as he begins crushing the bugs ...

Sonoma Valley residents will have an opportunity to immerse themselves in the Zapotec rug weaving tradition this month when two members of a women’s cooperative in Oaxaca, Mexico, exhibit their works, ...

Nahum Gonzalez is accustomed to getting bombarded with questions about his weaving of rugs and tapestries using the centuries-old traditions of the Zapotec Indians of southern Mexico. But, standing at ...

Since the early 1970s, when I saw my first Zapotec rug, sold from a rusted Volkswagen van on a San Diego beach, the humble weavings have evolved from unpretentious tourist souvenirs into wildly ...

This week, you can: Learn about traditional Zapotec weaving; watch a film about iconic '70s designer Halston; celebrate the history and architecture of Long Beach; see how local DTLA makers make it; ...

STOCKTON - Tapestries hanging from the walls of Leo De Los Angeles' home depict ancient ruins of the Zapotec people in Oaxaca, Mexico. One of the tapestries shows illustrations of structures found in ...

His eyes are dark orbs swimming in sea of calm above the ever-curious grin creeping at the edges of his mouth. They belie the quick and nimble work of his hands, dipping in and out of a tight-taut ...