There are only a certain number of amber mines in the world. They have come about because there are certain conditions that must be right in order to form deposits. […]
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There are only a certain number of amber mines in the world. They have come about because there are certain conditions that must be right in order to form deposits. […]
Read moreIn the United States, handcrafts are few but those that exist are done by those who are enamored by the process and/or the product (think quilting). The vast majority of […]
Read moreThe craft is called ocoxal. Baskets are made of all kinds of materials in Mexico, based on the plants that are locally available. Many are similar to those made in […]
Read moreIt is a strange sight, mermaid figures defining formerly small mountain town just west of Mexico City over 500 km from the nearest coast. They are locally called Tlanchanas, a […]
Read morePlease forgive the obvious self-promotion here, but it is hard not to be jumping up and down! Three-plus years ago, I began this blog (Creative Hands of Mexico) as well […]
Read moreMost of us from north of the border associate beadwork with the indigenous peoples of the United States and Canada. If we are more aware of Mexico, we may know […]
Read moreIn Mexico, unless you live in a cave, you know that Mexico’s new president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (colloquially called AMLO) was inaugurated on December 1 of this year. Now this is not […]
Read moreUnlike the cute creatures featured in Disney’s Coco, the original alebrijes (al-ah-bree-hays) have inspired a range of emotions. Amalgams of various creatures, both real and imagined, decorated in bright colors, […]
Read moreIxtle (sometimes spelled istle in English) is a term used to describe various fibers that have been obtained from native plants in Mexico since long before the arrival of the […]
Read moreMexico’s ever-changing economic conditions has brought in unexpected new artisans.
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