Money is an expression of personal power. What we spend our money on is what we invest our personal power in. If we care about where we invest our personal power, we need to look not only at the end product and its cost, but also at the manufacturing processes and the people that do the work.
Here are a few questions that we can ask ourselves if we want to be "ethical". What is the quality of their work life? How vulnerable are they in today's economy? Are we paying them fairly for their hard work? What can we do to encourage them? What can we learn from them?
Here are a few questions that we can ask ourselves if we want to be "ethical". What is the quality of their work life? How vulnerable are they in today's economy? Are we paying them fairly for their hard work? What can we do to encourage them? What can we learn from them?
Carlos Aguera upcycles traditional huilpiles in Chiapas.
Gloria Mendoza Luis is the Hazaña and Sakado weaver. A true master-weaver.
Purchasing high quality, handwoven, many times hand-dyed, and hand-sewn products from Mexico and Colombia is a step into the past. The pace is a little bit slower in Latin America. A slower pace is more natural to the human being and this should be respected as a healthy way of life. Work gets done, but not in a frantic way. We learn from these artisans. We find out that we in the Western world have forgotten or even denied some basic values in life. Luckily there are still enough wise artisans left in this world for us to learn how to review our values. They teach us by example.
Automated machinery have a high accuracy rate of repeatability. They churn out identical products over and over. With handwoven products each item is unique and no two similar items are exactly identical. The weavers are also very creative and act upon inspiration, which gives birth to something new. They really care about the quality of their products. Modernity meets and respects tradition this way.
At pazenabackpacks.myshopify.com we respect the artisans’ prices, they know how much they need to charge and we know they are honest.
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"Hazaña" handwoven backpack with 5 pockets & 3 key fobs.
These backpacks are machine-washable!
These backpacks are machine-washable!
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Photos of the beautiful city of Oaxaca
Agave
Traditional tailors seem to be an endangered species
Preparation of mezcal, obtained from the same cactus (maguey) as tequila.
Distillation of mezcal
The central plaza of Oaxaca
Wedding procession in town
Sharpening knives ecologically
Students drawing the cathedral
Mole is the culinary specialty of Oaxaca. It is a delicious sauce made from beans and chocolate.
This is the nearby town of Teotitlan, where the specialty is weaving wool
This weaver weaves at the back of his backyard.
Monte Albán near Oaxaca
View on Oaxaca
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