June 2008

Our network of artists and artisans continues to expand. About 6 months ago Ramon Torres found us at the Zapato Rojo feria. He told us that he produces a web site that features the work of local BCN artists and crafts people and he loved our work and wanted to include us… and it would be initially “free.” I dunno know about you but these kind of things tend to scare me, it feels like buying a time share condo or a vacuum cleaner or something… like where’s the hook, and exactly at which point will we get burnt on the deal. Well as it turns out Ramon really is a friend to a large part of Barcelona’s arts community and his website really is free to the artists (he does charge you if you want your own page but it’s super inexpensive). And looking at the work of the very creative folks that hang their shingle there I guess we should consider ourselves lucky to be asked. Our page can be found here. The home page for the overall site is here.

When we first entered this new world of concrete and powdered marble we had no idea about much of anything. We had vague notions and heard lots of rumors but mostly it was all pretty much a mystery. Somehow we got word of a book that told all about these tiles. We found Arturo Hernandez’ beautiful book at the oddly named Happy Books on the fashionable Passaig de Gracia and through his exhaustive explorations of all things hydraulic we began to unravel some of the puzzle. We have become friends with Arturo and have come to realize that if there is a hydraulic tile world wide authority he is it. His book is available here on Amazon. He has also recently completed an equally beautiful book on the hydraulic tiles of Havana.