The Horse

Opening tomorrow at the American Museum of Natural History in New York is the exhibit titled simply "The Horse" - through January 4, 2009.


With the Horses (Cayo) © Corvallo

Do You Gocco ?

In my search for inspiration and techniques I came across The Gocco! And now I want one. However I think I need to do some more research, because of course I shall have stumbled on another process that is threatened by extinction! Read more about the Gocco in Rob Walker's article for "The New York Times" , titled "The Cult of Gocco".
The Gocco prints on paper and fabric and I have a feeling they would like this thing at a craft store named "Fishy Business" too ;) -- even though I am not sure if Placencia has a traditional photocopy machine, which is a very helpful yet not necessary tool in the Gocco Process.

Another Horse - I can't help it ;)

Bianco- Nebbia ©Nina Buesing

Some More Work in Progress

This is not for the same series as the earlier image posted, but from a new project.


Working Title: Bianco Cayo © Nina Buesing Corvallo

Work In Progress: Belize

Fliegendes Pferd (Flying Horse) © Nina Buesing Corvallo

Another Picture from Cayo

Nina has a little lamb © Nina Buesing

Taking a Break

I'm spending a little time away from the computer and spending it with the horses instead.


Magical Cayo ©Nina Buesing

Belize

Here are a couple of snapshots from Belize -- a beautiful country and for me another home. I am always happy to return to Belize. Erik Torkells was on our flight to Belize City and hopefully Belize will be featured in Budget Travel Magazin in a future issue.

Beautiful Belize ©Nina Buesing

Francis Ford Coppola, Belize

Today on the Leonard Lopate Show Francis Ford Coppola was a guest for the occasion of his new movie "Youth Without Youth" premiering next week.
Listen here:



I have always been a bit ambiguous or conflicted about some of Mr. Coppola's ventures. Having family with Italian, American and Belizean roots, I perhaps feel the impact of Mr. Coppola more consciously than others. While The Godfather I &II are absolute cinematic master pieces, these movies also cemented negative stereotypes into mainstream American culture that have been very painful for many Italian Americans.
Mr. Coppola Southern Belizean resort Turtle Inn is not without cultural controversy either. Turtle Inn is a gorgeous luxury resort close to Placencia that stylistically looks completely Balinese. It is a walled compound furnished with exquisite & imported Balinese furniture & art and serviced by saronged clad staff. Belize, independent from Great Britain since 1981, is a melting pot of Mayan, Mestizo, Creole, Garifuna, Mennonite and English culture, and while Belize is located in Central America, it also identifies as a Caribbean Country . Thus male waiters in sarongs were a cultural adjustment or in the very least a new element in the Belizean melting pot. The walls that enclose Turtle Inn were also a first in Placencia, however they are typical in Bali. Mr. Coppola has created a beautiful oasis celebrating Balinese style (the resort also offers very decent Italian cuisine that is vegetarian friendly), but to experience Belize, guests of Turtle Inn should venture outside the compound.
Belize has much to offer: Mayan Ruins, the Rainforest, the Blue Hole, the Barrier Reef, many idyllic cayes, Mennonite communities, Garifuna drummers, the Jaguar Reserve, waterfalls, caves, visits to close by Guatemala, scenic drives along beautiful
Hummingbird Highway, great diving, snorkeling, sailing and more.


Beautiful Belize © Nina Buesing

To find out about quotidian life in Placencia take a look at Fiona's blog: picturinglifeinplacenica.wordpress.com or read
Dr. Rosita Arvigo's memoir "Satsun: My Apprenticeship with a Mayan Healer" to find out about Belize Rainforest and what Dr. Arvigo learned from a Mayan healer.