Mas Panamas

9 Feb

Panama hats are visually arresting, and architectural, and essentially beautiful in all stages of production. Here are the hats as we saw them in the workshop today. Enjoy…

4 Responses to “Mas Panamas”

  1. Dede's avatar
    Dede February 13, 2019 at 6:43 pm #

    Mind-blowingly beautiful. LOVE these, Dana! In one photo they look good enough to eat.

  2. paul mabarrack's avatar
    paul mabarrack February 9, 2019 at 11:37 pm #

    Just beautiful. Makes me think about the importance of making things with our hands and eyes. Not just those doing it for recreation, but men and women toiling away to make things like, well, cars, clothes, furniture, and so on. I think we will regret how we lost so many of these activities in our post manufacturing era.

    • Jill and Dana's avatar
      Jill and Dana February 10, 2019 at 12:32 am #

      The Homero Ortega workshop we visited today has been making toquilla straw Panama hats for five generations.

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