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oscar cabello - hidden gallery
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Over the last several decades, Oscar Cabello has used his own hands to build and create a space full of practical tools and whimsical treats. On his compound, located across from the Fort Davis State Bank in Presidio, Texas, he has built several apartment units painted a warm terra cotta…
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sharon hernandez - presidio coffee co.
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As Sharon Hernandez describes it, in the Mexican households she grew up around, coffee was the first thing offered when you had guests, often fostering hours of conversation. “At my grandparents’ house, & even my parents’ house, there was just always coffee,” Sharon shared. Time away from her hometown of…
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the acosta siblings - growing up in marfa
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As kids growing up in the 1950s and ‘60s in the small town of Marfa, Texas, the five Acosta siblings learned how to get creative. Amelia, Elida, Frances, Mario and Lisa, with an age difference spanning 12 years, grew up in the northeast neighborhood referred to as Sal Si Puedes.…
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ramon deanda - presidio artist
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In early August, Ramon met me in his tractor at the intersection of HWY 67 and the dirt road that leads to his studio. He doesn’t technically have an address yet and the dropped pin via google maps led me down a wrong dirt road, so I was relieved to…
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luis armendariz - the presidio lumberyard
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This week I returned to the Presidio Lumber Yard, one of three hardware stores in Presidio. I first stumbled into the Lumber Yard about a year ago, looking for house painting supplies. Luis Armendariz greeted me from behind the counter, where he had been sitting chatting with a friend while…