Enjoy the photos that Suzanne included in her email. And check out the link to Byron Mejia.

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Murals & Marbles
From Suzanne in Honduras 

Iván says we will take the bus to Cantarranas (Singing Frogs)… it is close. But, he forgets to say, uphill and about 2 miles. Then we wait 20 minutes, but the fare is only $1.00 each.

We visit an artist, Sergio Martinez, up in the mountains. He has a tilapia business there and a rustic studio where he and his teenage children paint. I buy 3 small paintings by the 16-year-old, Estefano. His work is sensitive and he creates such atmosphere in his detailed rainforests.

Here is Estefano with one of the paintings:

Then we all go to the old town of Cantarranas. Some of the buildings are 200 and 300 years old, and the streets are cobblestone. In the last few years, hundreds of murals have been painted on the façades by artists.

The square has a fantastic array of 30+ large sculptures, mostly stone and marble.

Then we take a jaunt down a rutted road to an ice cream and snack store that has a garden filled with small sculptures… again, mostly stone and marble.

We deliver a book to a gallerist who helped us. It is fun to recognize the artists, and the gallerist’s wife makes handmade gold (they have gold mines here) and silver jewelry. We sit and talk about the best contemporary artists. You can watch one of them, Byron Mejia, at work here.

Johann finally arrives from Nicaragua. He rode the bus and was delayed at the border. 15 hours in all… Bet he flies next time.