Jose Luis Arzola Tovar lives in the famed pottery town of Tonalá, Jalisco, on the edge of the Guadalajara metro area. He is well-known among the artisan community here and […]
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Jose Luis Arzola Tovar lives in the famed pottery town of Tonalá, Jalisco, on the edge of the Guadalajara metro area. He is well-known among the artisan community here and […]
Read moreIt is interesting to note that a number of women have been in the forefront of the rise and transformation of Oaxacan handcrafts, pottery in particular. The work of these […]
Read moreThe center of just about any community, large or small, in Mexico is its local Catholic church. I cannot tell you how many times I oriented myself in car, public […]
Read moreCompared to the United States, Mexico has very little in the way of lakes. The largest is Lake Chapala on the Michoacán/Jalisco border. But perhaps the most culturally significant […]
Read moreOn a recent visit to the pottery town of Dolores Hidalgo, we inquired at the local tourist office for a recommendation of a producer to visit. Without hesitation, the answer […]
Read moreA weekend with wine, cheese and handcrafts tossed in Tequisquiapan, or Tequis for short, is a small, but growing town in southern Querétaro state. It is an easy 2.5 hour drive […]
Read moreMario Agustin Gaspar is recognized as a grand master of Mexican folk art. He has won various awards from his home state of Michoacán and has even traveled to the […]
Read moreAfter the Conquest, the Spanish introduced many European technologies to what is now Mexico. However, not all were completely new. Amate paper had been produced in Mesoamerica for centuries […]
Read moreThe panels embroidered by Teofila Servin Barriga and her family are both simple and sophisticated at the same time. Most of the embroidery consists of highly stylized people, animals and […]
Read moreMost of us who get hooked on Mexican handcrafts and folk art begin with the typical tourist markets selling trinkets to tourists, with the colors and novel forms as […]
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