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New Workshop: Magical Mexico City

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

New Workshop: Magical Mexico City: A Travel Sketching Adventure
Centro Historico • 6-Day, 5-Night Sign up now, spaces limited!
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Throwback Thursday: Oaxaca, 9 years ago

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

Throwback Thursday: Oaxaca, 9 years ago. Sketching everything, then and now. Continue reading →

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Back in Mexico City , Part 2

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

More from Mexico City. Food first, as always… Sanborns is a local chain where the servers wear the strangest cape/collar. Worn over a blouse and skirt, it looks like a a mashup of traditional mexican garb and Star Trek. The … Continue reading →

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Back in Mexico City , Part 1

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

6 years ago, I visited Mexico City for the first time. So I was excited to go back for a few days before heading to San Miguel Allende. Nothing like starting out with a meal at Cafe de Tacuba. Ornate cherubs … Continue reading →

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More Mexico City

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Suhita Shirodkar

Color. People. Lots of both. Noise. Madness. And endless energy. Mexico City is all that. There is just no way I can blog all the different things I saw and sketched, so here are a few highlights. We stayed at … Continue reading →

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Pyramid of the Sun and the Moon,Teotihuacan, Near Mexico City

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Suhita Shirodkar

I have to say I was skeptical: how impressive can a huge mound of rock in the form of a pyramid be? But there is something awe-inspiring about these 2 huge pyramids at Teotihuacan. This is a view of the … Continue reading →

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People on the streets, Mexico City

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Suhita Shirodkar

Harmonipan Players in freshly pressed khakhi uniforms stand at street corners and crank the handle on the harmonipan all day long. It must be even harder to listen to the same 20 second tune, over and over. I have to … Continue reading →

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The Shoeshine boys (men?) of Mexico City

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Suhita Shirodkar

The shoeshine boys of Mexico City are so striking, with their deep red shoeshine setups and their assortment of rags and polishes. Men in suits stop by on their way to work and read their newspaper while their shoes get … Continue reading →

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