The journal

Letters from Nayarit.

Field notes, maker profiles, and the occasional recipe. One email a month, or whenever the work asks for it.

Why we still buy our beads in person
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Why we still buy our beads in person

Once a year, we travel to Jablonec nad Nisou. Here is why.

Apr 27, 2026 · 6 min read
Inside a Wixárika bead studio
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Inside a Wixárika bead studio

Two weeks with Ramona Quintero in San Andrés Cohamiata, Nayarit.

Apr 27, 2026 · 5 min
A conversation with Ramona Quintero
field-notes

A conversation with Ramona Quintero

On three generations, dreaming patterns, and what tradition actually means.

Apr 27, 2026 · 5 min