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Through evocative images, insightful descriptions, and companion personal stories, Joe Coca guides us on a global journey, weaving together place, people, craft, and story with the human thread that connects us all. Each section of the book features an array of remarkable photographs that shows a region's people—most often portraits of artisans working in ancient traditions—as well as surprising glimpses of culture and environment. From a high altitude soccer match in Peru to silk weavers in Laos, exotic locales are made personal through intimate portraits, the work of hands, and everyday life captured, not by an observer, but by a participant, a fellow companion on the journey.

Pages: 188 | 100 Color Photos, Four-color Interior images

Size: 10.0in x 11.0in  |  Pages: 188  |  Binding: Hardback

Author Bio

Joe Coca grew up in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of southern Colorado. After graduating from Colorado State University, he studied photography at Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. For forty years he maintained a studio in Fort Collins, Colorado, but his work has taken him to cities and rural areas of five continents. He has photographed people from all walks of life, landscape, architecture, food, and especially handcrafted textiles. Coca has won numerous awards for his photography. He lives with his wife and two dogs in Weston, Colorado.

These handwoven, fair trade oven mitts will bring some festive cheer to your kitchen.

The mitts come in assorted colors and patterns - please make a note at checkout if you have a color preference.

6"W x 12"H. 

Each purchase empowers artisans in Guatemala.

These fair trade woven potholders bring joyful color to culinary adventures. Each potholder is made from woven Guatemalan fabric and come in a variety of patterns and colors. 

Measures 6.5" x 6.5".

Your purchase empowers Guatemalan artisans.

fair trade

Ceramic tea cup in white.

- Dimensions: Approximately 4" diameter x 2.75" height.

- 8 ounces.

- Microwave and dishwasher safe with lead free paint.

- Handmade by artisans in Guatemala.

- Fair trade.

This updated 2nd edition features a revised chapter. True Colors is about artists who create color from natural materials and about the historical importance and environmental sustainability of this practice. Deep conversations with 26 artisans from every part of the globe reveal their wisdom, traditions, and know-how—and suggest that we ignore what they know at our peril. Traditional approaches to making color offer sustainable options to a fashion system badly in need of them and memorable cultural narratives to a world hungry for beauty and spirituality. True Colors provides an immersive visual experience and an inspiring travelogue of personal stories and practical information from artists who are leaving their mark on the world.

Size: 9.0in x 11.0in  |  Pages: 252  |  300 Color Photos, Four-color Interior

Author Bio

Keith Recker is president and co-founder of Hand/Eye magazine and a board member and creative director of the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe. His previous book, Pantone: The Twentieth Century in Color, has been translated into eleven languages.