Tlaquepaque Arts Center

Sedona Arizona

"The conceptual history of Tlaquepaque is truly a story of Abe Miller's love for beauty and perfection. Under the influence of the lively creative arts scene in Mexico, it struck him that Sedona was a natural location for a living arts community…a village where artisans create in full view of visitors and live on-site as well. It worked in Mexico; it could work here. He called it Tlaquepaque after a colorful Mexican city on the outskirts of Guadalajara by the same name. Tlaquepaque is a word from the Nahuatl Native Indian language, the ancient language of the Aztecs meaning the “best of everything.” " https://www.tlaq.com/history<

"Landscaping was a special challenge at Tlaquepaque. Abe’s promise to Harry Girard was that the beautiful sycamore grove would always remain untouched. So as structures went up, they were built around the tall sycamores. At great cost in labor and materials, all plans were modified to incorporate the trees’ natural form. So today you will find huge sycamore limbs merging with rooflines, growing through massive walls, and even up through an art gallery. Inside the Rowe Fine Art Gallery, a magnificent sycamore twists skyward through the roof."https://www.tlaq.com/history