Change and therefore creativity, are the permanent state; stability, the established models of how the world works and how things should be done are an exception, an accident. In other words, these established standards are models in conflict that limit human’s ways of expression. Change, life, love, science, spontaneity, are the constant; the rule, the energy that keeps alive the soul, the mind, the body, the spirit…. the world. Pablo Picasso said, “ We all children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”

and then again i wish so many things.
i just came back from deserved vacation/ hydrating trip/ battery charging visit in my country of origin, méxico. being honest, i wish i could just go back and stay there for ever. Food, to me food is a way of living. food tells stories, becomes a book of our lives, of our families. flavors bring memories of special moments that we keep save very deep. food makes us cry, makes us laugh, makes us hot, makes us sexy, make us smile. and smiling is the way we should go around this world. laughing for the good or for the bad. i wish i can remember every picture my eyes have taken, i wish i could be eating with my family now, i wish we all could go through smiling. and then again i wish so many things.
here a re some photography i took in that hydrating trip. more in flickr or in facebook.
ohhh, another thing, a good movie about mexico, about food, about life "como agua para chocolate"

Frida Kahlo
Despues de muchos años de no haber visitado a una de mis artistas mexicanas favoritas, hoy regreso a su casa azul. Frida Kahlo se ha convertido sin duda alguna en mi artista por elección y en mi eroina. Aún recuerdo cuando la conocí por primera vez. Yo con pocos años y con ganas de aprender la encontre una mujer de tantas caras que desde nuestro pirmer encuentro quede pasmada, enamorada. Recuerdo que fue el cuadro de la columna rota la que captivo mi mirada e inmediatamente me apresuré a comprar el poster mas grande que vendian en el museo. Cuadro que permaneció colgado en la pared de las escaleras de casas por dos decadas. Fue desde enonteces que la he buscado; he intentado encontrarla, entenderla, aprender su arte, memorizar su pincel. Sin embargo, tan lejos de ella y de la cultura que compartirmos me ha sido dificil mantener esta influencia que es tanto mia en mi trabajo diario. Ojalá, despues de esta visita, de la empapada de Frida, de su trabajo, de su espacio, de ella y de aqui regrese con harta inspiración.

Los Aguilar Facundo.

Por definición familia, según los expertos, es el grupo social básico creado por vínculos de parentesco o matrimonio que nos forma como personas estableciendo nuestros valores. Entre las múltiples funciones de la familia existe el compromiso moral de proporcionar a sus miembros aspectos como seguridad, protección y compañía. En las últimas décadas se ha popularizado el tema “familia moderna” que, aunque no consta de una definición concreta, se entiende por todos los modificaciones, ajustes, adiciones, cambios, etc. que se le tengan que hacer a la “familia” para hacerla funcionar como su original en nuestra sociedad actual.
Sus sueños, que son el tema de otra carta, los llevaron lejos de su familia y de su país. Mis sueños, que también son el tema de otra carta, me llevaron lejos de los míos. Fue aquí, donde hoy escribo estas palabras y donde nos hemos convertido en lo que habremos de ser; donde por exigencia de nuestros sueños y por necesidad de nuestros corazones buscamos en el otro ese cariño que satisficiera al corazón. Sorprendentemente no solo encontramos en el otro ese cariño que tanto nos faltaba, pero también encontramos alguien que enmendara las heridas del aprendizaje, alguien que nos ayudara a mantener los pasos en el camino, alguien con quien reír las tristezas y con quien llorar las felicidades, y finalmente alguien que ayudara a mantener vivo el fuego de esos sueños, por los que venimos tan lejos, durante las negras tormentas.
Así fue como nos hicimos amigos. Fue durante las buenas, las malas, y las peores donde nuestra amistad aprobó sus propias pruebas y cobró un tono familiar. Eventualmente y por la lógica que siguen las relaciones humanas, nos adoptamos como familia. Dejamos de ser amigos y nos convertirnos en nuestra familia de Kansas.
Hoy sus sueños los llevan a nuevas tierras y lo que pareció por mucho tiempo una larga espera se convierte en recuerdos y añoranza. Yo por mi parte, como todas las familias extrañan a los suyos cuando se van, les extrañaré y le echaré de menos. Amigos, familia, hermanos, y todo….. porque aunque el diccionario no da para escribirles lo que ustedes significan para mi, es pero que yo, a lo largo de estos años, se los haya demostrado.
Hasta pronto.

congrats david.
david kozar has been working for the last 2 years in a feature length documentary that displays the uncertain and dangerous future for the people of Bosnia during its bloody civil war. the documentary is a testament of the human spirit and the price that many people paid for their beliefs.
last thursday may 1st, david was announced as one of the winners of the Rotary World Peace Fellowship. he will be going to the university of queensland starting feb 2009. congratulation bebe ;)

to see more about his docmentary visit: http://www.devolverfilms.com

Always time.
I belong to the group of people that always blames time (Ex. “there is never enough time to do everything I want to do that is why don’t do it”). as horribly as it sounds is true. not only that, but I even use it as an excuse every now and then to justify myself with my responsibilities. For example, the typical “oh, I really wanted to finish that book this week, but men, after work I just never have enough time to do anything”. Anything??? I have 5 hours before going to bed that multiplied by 5 days of the week comes to a total of 25 hours a week to do anything I want, including finishing a book. I have plenty of time. I just don’t it.
All this thought and reflections occurred to me this morning, well, actually they are occurring to me at this precise moment, right now while typing on bed at 8 in the morning when I am supposed to be at work, being this the heart question of this post you would wonder why I am not at work? Well, because work was cancel due to extreme weather conditions. Yes, as elementary school l cheap excuse as is sound it is true. Check weather.com and type 66502 in the zip code and you will see I am no liar.
As I was saying, today there is not work and therefore is the perfect day to catch up in all the activities I haven’t done because my “lack of time”. Indoors activities are recommended.
1. cook breakfast, lunch and diner ☺
2. clean the house on a Tuesday (don’t wait until Saturday)
3. play with the dogs in the snow
4. finish reading my book
5. long warm shower
6. clean the office room/ studio
7. snuggle with David
8. go to bed early

the big question.
a number of years ago, children worked long hours to refine their handwriting. filling hundreds of pages with letterforms until the teacher approve their handwriting. years later and after long hours of training, if lucky, some of this children will become graphic designers creating beautiful letterforms that will change the course of graphic design.
nowadays, not many children work long hours in their handwriting and as a consequence not many adults (graphic designers included) create beautiful letterforms.
when bauhaus typography master Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) pronounce a "mechanical art for mechanical times", he was asserting that the modern era was no longer dictated by the past and that all the aspects of art and design must be transformed to fit the new paradigms.
hands was no longer the tool of choice. typesetting is official; handlettering is informal.
it is true that the computer has made some of the procedures of creating letterforms easier, faster and more precise, yet it has also atrophied instincts needed to create beautiful and expressive handlettering.
typesetting is mechanical; handlettering is expresive.
the variations are infinite and the aesthetic unique. in both the possibilities are endless. creativity is the key.

speaking about creativity, i found a very interesting project conducted by craig oldham, an english graphic designer, "inviting fellow designers to tackle the issue of personality in a world of depersonalisation" {...} the project consists in summiting a hand written letter recording their visual reaction to the letter previously sent. the porject is named hand.written.letter.project. and is definitely worth looking at.