Proof's in the Pudding

There I was on a beautiful sunny day in Escondido, California admiring the wonderful work of Niki De Saint Phalle - thinking I'm glad I put this on the itinery. Helen Bodycomb and myself were lucky to be escorted there by local mosaicist Kim Emerson who's great work is all over Southern California. We also spent a magic day in Mexico with Aida Valencia who is a great mosaicist with a true sense of Carnivale. Aida's circus clown figures are very popular and a lot of fun. Aida took us for a great lunch in Rosarita(i think) and we listened to Mariachi's, ate lobster and drank the biggest Margharita's I've ever seen. As a result I ended up leaving my phone over there, which has since been sent back.
To visit Mexico and see the low-fired colourful tiles was something of an epiphany for me. For someone who has been laying the product in countless home and see so much of it at once, I wish someone would import more of it. Bring back Mexican terracotta!