Francisco Zuñiga specializes in crafting unique jade and sterling silver pieces from rare jadeite rocks he finds in the Sierra De Las Minas mountains ... more
Carlos Díaz is an artist trapped in a metal worker's body. He works with the males of his extended family in their iron shop, making wrought iron fixtures, door and window frames, repairing car parts, and whatever work comes their way. In his spare time, he dabbles with scrap metal, making animals and insects attached to heavy bases made from old ball bearings ... more
Much of As Green As It Gets™’ work centers on putting trees in the ground, but carpenter Roberto Barrera is on the other end of the spectrum ... more
Take a left at the pilas just after the entrance to the village San Juan del Obispo, on the outskirts of Antigua, Guatemala. Start walking up the hill. Past where the paved road ends and the dirt track begins. Keep going. The track gets steeper. Keep going. Just when you're sure your pulse has exceeded 200 bpm, you'll see a black gate propped up with a stick and hear the squarks of an excited pet goose. You've reached the workshop and home of ceramist Venancio Ixcoy ... more
