10a Alabama: That crafty corner
"Crafty" 'cause it's deceiving. Who'd know there's a fascinating place of peculiar finds and catalogs along that narrow road in Quezon City? Lucky, curious ones. And "crafty" 'cause it's an arts and craft fair. Hihi.
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| The logotype gate. Photo from 10a Alabama Facebook page. |
Met up with good friend Noreen Bautista, director at social venture Jacinto and Lirio bags, whose youthful passion, hard work and love for her country drove her to become among today's movers in the country's social entrepreneurship scene.
She appeared at the fair to showcase the latest product line of her company: Journals made of water lilies, the signature native material of Jacinto and Lirio creations. It's called "water lily leather," by the way, and that's legit. Needless to say, innovative and resourceful.
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| Inside the big house at 10a Alabama. Every space and corner has something curious to behold. |
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| Noreen Bautista poses with Jacinto and Lirio journals. |
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| Journals made of water lily leather. |
What's amazing with crafted items is they're devoid of that commercial, industrial feel, miles away from the texture of China-made products we've grown so used to. Every item in this fair bears a stamp closer to our humanity, as if each has been borne from the heart. And well, people, that's what makes art.
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| An illustration on canvas sitting by the window. |
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| Postcards, anyone? Each is one-of-a-kind. |
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| Recycled notebooks, covered in anyone's favorite slice of pop culture. I'm the last person to be fond of A Clockwork Orange though. Blech, no thanks. |
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