Bob and Amy Niederhauser opened up COSAS in 2000 after years of being avid collectors of art and fine hand-made crafts. Their philosophy as collectors is to get to know the artists and their work, go to their homes and studios, and meet their families. They now work with many of the Great Masters of Mexican Folk Art who regularly make custom pieces just for COSAS. For the Niederhauser’s the thrill is in finding new and exciting artisans and new techniques. Photographs and paintings have been added to the collections at COSAS. Artists include many of the known working artists and artisans from Mexico and Latin America today.

COSAS is the Spanish word for things, used as an endearing term in some parts of Mexico. The cosas found at COSAS are from master craftspersons and artists in Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Ecuador and other interesting places that Bob and Amy have travelled and shopped. The store does not carry craft from sales representatives or mass wholesalers.

This year, as part of FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA, COSAS features Los Ojos De Cosas, an assemblage of selected photographs from Bob and Amy’s travels. The images are of people they love, humorous situations, and the beauty of the places they have visited.

Bob and Amy Niederhauser.

Los Ojos De Cosas, an assemblage of travel photographs by Bob Niederhauser.

Photographs of the humorous, makeshift signs and notes ubiquitous in Mexico.

The color of Mexican crafts.

Los Ojos De Cosas installation juxtaposition.

Visitors to COSAS looking at Bob Niederhauser’s Ojos De Cosas image display.