November Moon/ Mystic MoonThough it has been overcast for days, I welcome the steel grey skies of November and enjoy my walk, as always, through the tree lined…Nov 28, 2024A response icon1Nov 28, 2024A response icon1
8/ Success and ChangeIn January 1945 William Spratling was the head of his company. With 400 silversmiths and 48 cabinet workers making furniture and other…Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 2024
Winter And Vintage WoolIt’s fall and my vintage boutique seems to have filled up with vivid jewel toned silk blouses from the 1980's, along with thick practical…Nov 9, 2024Nov 9, 2024
7/ “The Florence of Mexico”Spratling had wanted to create beautiful objects in silver , but he also wanted to build something in Taxco and for Taxco. He had seen the…Aug 18, 2024Aug 18, 2024
6/ Taxco: Flowering of real work, based on knowledge, culture and love.There was an affinity within Spratling with silver. It was logical. The surrounding mountains of Taxco contained silver. But Spratling’s…Aug 9, 2024Aug 9, 2024
5/“Little Mexico”Meanwhile Spratling was involved with business in Mexico City.Aug 3, 2024Aug 3, 2024