Living and Loving My Life on Costa Maya

Those who pass through the door of Mayan Beach Garden usually come for the beach, but once they are here, they find many pieces of native art and original mosaics created from both tile and flip-flops found on the beach. I'm happy that people like the work that comes out of here. It isn't all mine. I couldn't do it without the craftsmanship of Rafael Palafox, who has worked here at Mayan Beach Garden for 14 years and now he can take my drawings and turn them into fabulous floors and tile work. I can't even claim all of the flip-flop work because all my guests bring me flip-flops and as I write this, Doris, my cook, is cutting flip-flop bands into tiny pieces. I never started out to be an artist, but after many years of working in art, I feel defined by art, pulled to create and fulfilled when I do. I remember as a child doodling over my homework, and later as a college student drawing people laying on the beach. My friends were mostly artistic spirits, so I think it was no surprise to anyone when I majored in art and began defining my self through paintings that were segmented in many pieces, much like mosaics. One of my favorites is pictured below.