Author Archives: Abby de la Casa

Saving Crafting Traditions

We are all familiar with the term “starving artist,” which can be extended to “starving craft maker.”  These monikers are not beacons that bring new…

The First Time I Saw Mopa Mopa

The year was 2010, I was visiting Colombia for the first time to visit with my future husband. We traveled by bus to Pasto (Colombia)…

What is it? Mopa Mopa or Barniz de Pasto

Have you noticed we use the words Barniz de Pasto and Mopa Mopa interchangeably throughout our website and blogs? Let me take a moment to…