El Interior Newsletter
1009 West Lynn,
Austin (512) 474-8680
www.elinterior.com
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February
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In This Issue:
- What's
New In The Store
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February
Spotlight: Green Michoacan Pottery
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Valentine's Gift Ideas
- La Casa
de los Sabores:
Oaxacan Cooking School
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February Sale
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Upcoming Events
- Thursday & Friday,
February 14th &
15th
Karen Wilkinson's Valentine's Day Trunk
Show
 Karen Wilkinson is a Santa Fe
designer who creates a distinctive line
of jackets primarily from vintage,
Saltillo hand-woven sarapes &
collectable Guatemalan fabrics done
exclusively for El Interior. Each piece
is unique and artfully hand-embellished
with vintage buttons, semi-precious
stones, and many other wonderful mixed
media elements.
Join us on
Thursday &
Friday, February 14th & 15th, to meet the designer &
see her wonderful new creations!
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Thursday,
March 6th,
7:00pm
Special Preview of "El Cuerpo
Adornado" (The Adorned Body)
Presented by George O. Jackson
We are incredibly honored to bring
you a special preview of the San Antonio
Museum of Art's presentation of "El
Cuerpo Adornado" by acclaimed
photographer, George O. Jackson.
http://www.samuseum.org/exhibitions/detail.php?uid=23
George
O. Jackson has had numerous
national and international
one-man shows including 5 FotoFest
exhibitions at the Houston Museum of
Natural Science, Mexico’s Museo Nacional
de Culturas Populares, Chicago’s Field
Museum of Natural History, and the
current Smithsonian Institution’s
National Museum of Natural History
http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/cycles/index_eng.html |
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Marcia's Minute
This month, I’m thrilled to announce
our big coupe of having internationally
acclaimed photographer George O. Jackson here at
El Interior Thursday, March 6th, at 7pm. He will
speak and show a preview of "El Cuerpo Adornado",
an exhibition of powerful, life-size color gicle
prints to be shown at the San Antonio Museum of
Art on March 15th. Through his
striking images, he explores indigenous
ethno-aesthetics through contemporary body
painting among inhabitants of the Sierra
Huasteca region of eastern Mexico.
Jackson says, "During festival times, indigenous
folk cultures are steeped in the cultural
activity that defines them. Much like a flower
in bloom, the celebrants seem to release their
essence – the essence of Mexico. My intention
was to try to make art out of their art by
attempting to capture this essence in
photographs." George O. Jackson comes to us
fresh from his current exhibit at the
Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of
Natural History, so please join us while we host
one of the most accomplished photographers of
Mexican ceremonial life today. We are incredibly
honored that he will be with us!
So spring is almost here in Central Texas in the
Hill Country. It is so exciting to see our new
clothing coming in; great styles from CMC CLICK
and of course, our wonderful bohemian ethnic
styles from Mexico. I am continually awed by the
quality of handwork that the Mayan women in
Chiapas do. Their rococo hand-embroidery work is
stunning. The beautiful blouses are even all
hand-sewn. I have been wearing them for several
years, and I toss them into the washing machine
(sometimes in a lingerie bag, sometimes not) and
dry them in the dryer. This includes the
beautiful satin rococo blouses. RARELY, do I
bother to press them with an iron.
This month, we have some delicious tamale
recipes to share with you, courtesy of the
excellent Oaxacan chef Pilar Cabrera. These are
traditional Oaxacan recipes learned from her
grandmother. I highly recommend her cooking
school Casa de Sabores in Oaxaca, Oaxaca.
Charlie, my husband, and I have taken several
classes with her and she is an excellent teacher
as well as chef. So be sure to read about Pilar,
and her wonderful Bed & Breakfast and Cooking
School, in this month's newsletter and take
advantage of the recipes that she has so
graciously shared with us! Saludos,
Marcia Lucas
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Monthly Drawing!
Each month we will be holding a
drawing for our email subscribers for a $50
gift certificate, so watch for it - next
month you might see your name!
This month's winner is
Mary Earle
Do you know someone who loves
folk art? Email
amy@elinterior.com & we'll send them a copy of
this email and enter them into the drawing!
As a bonus, you'll also get your name entered twice
in next month's drawing! |
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What's New In The Store
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You will love our new arrivals from CLICK. They are
so flattering, in an assortment of wonderful spring
colors. Along with new spring blouses, we also have
a new assortment of comfortable and flattering
pants, crop pants, and leggings. Also check out the
new Mexican blankets that have arrived, and our
Mexican peasant blouses. We can't keep these in
stock, so hurry in to get yours!
CLICK HERE TO SEE NEW ITEMS
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La Casa de los Sabores:
Oaxacan Cooking School and Bed & Breakfast |
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 This
month, we are pleased to feature
La Casa de los Sabores, a well-known Bed
& Breakfast and Cooking School in Oaxaca that
Marcia, owner of El Interior, has frequented.
Experienced chef and owner of La Casa de los
Sabores, Pilar Cabrera, has graciously
shared some of her fabulous tamale recipes with
us, so click below to read, learn & enjoy!
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT LA CASA DE LOS SABORES |
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 February's
Special
COTTON
ROCOCO BLOUSES
This month, come in
for
15% off
Colored Cotton Rococo Blouses
(white cotton
not included)!
Always a favorite, these beautiful blouses are
embroidered in Chiapas, Mexico, and come in a
rainbow of colors.
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El Interior Mailbag
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A couple of weeks ago, I
came in to pick up 8 large milagros (sacred hearts)
for an armoire I was painting for a customer of
mine. I've done 7 pieces for her, and she has some
great art and folk pieces, and a generally colorful
and ethnic leaning house.
Leola Perez
www.leolaperez.com
Thank you so much Leola for submitting these
photos! The piece is amazing and you have remarkable
talent!
Amy |
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Show us your project or
collection! We'd love to feature YOU in an
upcoming issue, so email us a project that you've
done using our textiles, oilcloth, or your folk art
collection, at
amy@elinterior.com.
Also, we'd love to get your
comments or questions, so submit them to the
El Interior Mailbag to be featured in future
issues of our newsletters! |
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Valentine's
Day is here! Stop in for some of these sweet,
romantic, and fun gifts for your Valentine.