HAPPY HOLIDAYS
& NEW YEAR!
** I am going away to Puerto Rico **
See you back in January :)
¡FELIZ NAVIDAD!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
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Friday, December 19, 2008
* remember to leave your comments on the free tote bag giveaway post.
* new designs and products coming soon... real soon! ;)
* support independent designers + buy handmade products this holiday season.
* visit amaamo's shop.
+++ dance. play. laugh. love. +++
Have a nice weekend.
image source.
* new designs and products coming soon... real soon! ;)
* support independent designers + buy handmade products this holiday season.
* visit amaamo's shop.
+++ dance. play. laugh. love. +++
Have a nice weekend.
image source.
raven steals the sun.
There are many indigenous myths and philosophies about the creation and order of the universe that I found truly fascinating + intriguing— this is a subject I have always been very curious about.This is an American Indian myth about how the light/sun came to be...
In the beginning, Raven was born out of the darkness. There was no moon or stars at night. Raven was the most powerful being. He made all of the animals, fish, trees, and men. He had made all living creatures. But they were all living in darkness making it very difficult for anyone to hunt or fish or gather berries for food.
One day Raven learned that there was a chief living on the banks of the river who had a very wonderful daughter who possessed the sun, the moon, and the stars in carved cedar boxes. The chief guarded her and the treasure well.
Raven knew that he must trick the villagers to steal their treasure, so he decided to turn himself into a grandchild of the great chief. Raven flew up on a tall tree over their house and turned himself into a hemlock needle. Then, as the needle, he fell into the daughter's drinking cup and when she filled it with water, she drank the needle. Inside the chief's daughter, Raven became a baby and the young woman bore a son who was dearly loved by the chief and was given whatever he asked for.
Both father and daughter were delighted with their new addition and played with him for hours on end. As the child explored his new surroundings he soon determined that the light must be kept in the big box in the corner. When he first tried to open the box, his grandfather scolded him profusely which in turn started a crying and squawking fit the likes of which the old man had never seen. As grandfathers have done since the beginning of time he caved in and gave the child the biggest box to play with. This brought peace to the hut for a brief time but it wasn't long until the child pulled his scam again, and again, and again until finally only one box remained.
After much coaxing and wailing the old man at last agreed to let the child play with the light for only a moment. As he tossed the ball of light the child transformed into the Raven and snatching the light in his beak, flew through the smoke hole and up into the sky.
Raven was so caught up in all the excitement of the newly revealed world that he nearly didn't see the Eagle bearing down on him. Swerving sharply to escape the outstretched talons, he dropped nearly half of the ball of light which fell to the earth. Shattering into one large and many small pieces on the rocky ground the bits of light bounced back up into the heavens where they remain to this day as the moon and the stars.
Once he was far away from the village, he heard people speaking in the darkness and approached them.
"Who are you and would you like to have light?" he asked them. They said that he was a liar and that no one could give light. To show them that he was telling the truth, Raven opened the ornately carved box and let sunlight into the world. The people were so frightened by it that they fled to every corner of the world. This is why there is Raven's people everywhere.
The world was instantly changed forever. Mountains sprang into the bright sky and reflections danced on the rivers and oceans. Far away, the Eagle was awakened and launched skyward - his target now clearly in sight. And so was the Raven changed – his snow-white feathers never became white again after they were blackened by the smoke from the fire of holding the sun in his mouth.
Now there are stars, the moon and daylight, and it is no longer dark all of the time.
One day Raven learned that there was a chief living on the banks of the river who had a very wonderful daughter who possessed the sun, the moon, and the stars in carved cedar boxes. The chief guarded her and the treasure well.
Raven knew that he must trick the villagers to steal their treasure, so he decided to turn himself into a grandchild of the great chief. Raven flew up on a tall tree over their house and turned himself into a hemlock needle. Then, as the needle, he fell into the daughter's drinking cup and when she filled it with water, she drank the needle. Inside the chief's daughter, Raven became a baby and the young woman bore a son who was dearly loved by the chief and was given whatever he asked for.
Both father and daughter were delighted with their new addition and played with him for hours on end. As the child explored his new surroundings he soon determined that the light must be kept in the big box in the corner. When he first tried to open the box, his grandfather scolded him profusely which in turn started a crying and squawking fit the likes of which the old man had never seen. As grandfathers have done since the beginning of time he caved in and gave the child the biggest box to play with. This brought peace to the hut for a brief time but it wasn't long until the child pulled his scam again, and again, and again until finally only one box remained.
After much coaxing and wailing the old man at last agreed to let the child play with the light for only a moment. As he tossed the ball of light the child transformed into the Raven and snatching the light in his beak, flew through the smoke hole and up into the sky.
Raven was so caught up in all the excitement of the newly revealed world that he nearly didn't see the Eagle bearing down on him. Swerving sharply to escape the outstretched talons, he dropped nearly half of the ball of light which fell to the earth. Shattering into one large and many small pieces on the rocky ground the bits of light bounced back up into the heavens where they remain to this day as the moon and the stars.
Once he was far away from the village, he heard people speaking in the darkness and approached them.
"Who are you and would you like to have light?" he asked them. They said that he was a liar and that no one could give light. To show them that he was telling the truth, Raven opened the ornately carved box and let sunlight into the world. The people were so frightened by it that they fled to every corner of the world. This is why there is Raven's people everywhere.
The world was instantly changed forever. Mountains sprang into the bright sky and reflections danced on the rivers and oceans. Far away, the Eagle was awakened and launched skyward - his target now clearly in sight. And so was the Raven changed – his snow-white feathers never became white again after they were blackened by the smoke from the fire of holding the sun in his mouth.
Now there are stars, the moon and daylight, and it is no longer dark all of the time.
I think the story it's beautiful. ♥
Image and story found here.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
*Free tote bag giveaway!!!
I will be giving away one of my totes to one of my lucky blog readers!For a chance to win, all you have to do is leave an inspiring comment in this post... it can be your favorite quote, your life motto, an inspiring anecdote, one word, an inspiring sentence from one of your favorite books, etc. --- it just needs to be inspirational!
One winner will be randomly selected on Monday, December 22nd.
Thanks so much everyone! xoxo
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* Please feel free to post about this giveaway on your blog!
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UPDATE: Nicole U. is our winner! --- thanks for leaving your comments! :)
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Pictures from our 1st artisans fair!!!
Many thanks to everyone that stopped by and made this event a big success!!! --- We feel very blessed and humble by the great acceptance of our products and positive feedback!!! --- We thank Comité Noviembre's committee for letting us participate on this spectacular and well organized event... we feel very honored!
And many thanks to our buyers and supporters... Thank you for supporting Puerto Rican and Latin American inspired products!
© AMAAMO / Stephen Wishart 2008 / Do not use images without authorization.
And many thanks to our buyers and supporters... Thank you for supporting Puerto Rican and Latin American inspired products!
© AMAAMO / Stephen Wishart 2008 / Do not use images without authorization.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Stop by and say hola!!!
This Saturday, November 22nd we are going to be part of the 3rd Annual Comité Noviembre Puerto Rican Artisans Exhibition and Fair --- from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. --- selling our products and celebrating the Puerto Rican culture!!!
Where: Church of St. Paul the Apostle --- 405 West 59th Street, NYC
Below is a little description of the event --- taken from Comité Noviembre's website:
CN will transform the venue into a typical Puerto Rican plaza with artists, sculptors, vejigante mask makers etc. promoting and selling their wares while typical Puerto Rican food is sold from kiosks and musical acts entertain throughout the day. Workshops for children are being planned, like mask making, the history of the three kings’ celebration, and much more!
Hope to see you there!!!
We made it to Etsy's front page!!!
you can see us up there!!! (top row --- right side)
so HAPPY and excited!!!
so HAPPY and excited!!!
thanks to Etsy seller Rosalera!!! --- thanks so much!!!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
DIY: promotional look-book
just finished some promotional lookbooks for my shop... simple, budget friendly and cute! --- must love!... some of my lucky buyers will receive one with their orders :-)
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Packaging for amaamo!
This past weekend my boyfriend and I were working on amaamo's packaging ---- a little sneak peek below!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
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