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OneofthemostexcitingthingsaboutvacationinginOaxacaisthelargeartist

communitythatlivesandworksthere.MywifeJudithandItraveledtherelastMay

andcamehomewithmanymorepiecesforourcollectionthanwehadeverimagined.

Judithisacollectorbynature.EverysquareinchofourtinyManhattanapartmentis

filledwithatreasurefromoneofourtrips.Iwantedtoexperiencemorethanjustthe

eofmoneywithamerchant—Iwantedtomeettheartists.Havinggrownup

inafamilyofsculptors(myfathertookcommissionsforhisworkfromaroundthe

world),Iwantedtoseehowthesepeoplecraftedtheirpieces,howtheylived,and

whattheirartmeanttothem.Judithwasmoreinterestedinbuyingart,butshefinally

agreedtogowithmetomeetafolkartistIheardaboutnamedHenryLuisRamos.

AsJudithandIsteppedintotheadobeshop,acheerfulblack-hairedboygreetedus.

“Myfather’pectingyou,”hesaidasheledusdownahallintoaspaciousroom

filledwithhundredsofstatues,claypots,andtinartifactsthatRamosdesigned.

Thebrilliantlycoloredpiecescaptivatedme.Icouldn’tstopinvestigatingand

touchingthem.IcouldseetheinfluenceoftheMayancultureandothernativetribes.

“Myfatherdidthese,”theboysaidwithawidegrin.Inthecenteroftheroom,ata

heavytable,satasalt-and-pepper-beardedmaninagreenshirtandtanoveralls.

“Hello,”hesaidashetookoffhiswire-frameglasses,stood,andshookmyhand.

“It’sapleasuretomakeyouracquaintance,”hesaid.Judithshookhishandquickly,

butsheseemedmoreinterestedintheartthatfilledthelargeroom.

Ramos’saccentwasquitethickandrich.IsatatthetablewithhimwhileJudith

browsed.Thetablewascoveredwithtinypotteryartifacts,mostofwhichdepicted

Mayandesigns:jaguars,birds,andatwo-headedserpent.Irecognizedtheserpentasa

symbolofTlaloc,theraingod.Theywerebeautiful!Icouldte