Talavera Pottery Quality CheckDecember 5, 2016We met Machel Paulhus when we visited Uriarte Talavera, a workshop that has been producing Talavera pottery since 1824. We got there ...Read more
A fool’s guide to Italian glassmakingNovember 30, 2016Throughout history, certain materials have insinuated themselves into the very fabric of humanity, becoming indispensable elements of ...Read more
Backstrap LoomNovember 20, 2016Backstrap loom is a girl thing. That’s why Libia Moreno, from Colorindio, was the right person to tell us about this ancient craft. Her ...Read more
Pottery on the internet eraNovember 13, 2016Humanity exists in a state of flux, with internal developments and external factors forever influencing the course of history. Lacking ...Read more
A candid testimony of Mexican cultureNovember 6, 2016Cándida Fernández de Calderón is a researcher and historian that has dedicated her life to honoring the great masters of Mexican folk ...Read more
10 things you should know about amazonian basketryOctober 31, 2016Imaginations have long been captured by the Amazon; boundless tracts of jungled landscape, home to dazzling natural diversity, shrouded ...Read more
Why we love Oaxaca craftsSeptember 4, 2016The southwestern Mexican state of Oaxaca is home to some of the country’s most rugged terrain, being dissected by the continental ...Read more
The Art of Weaving: Looms of TeotitlanAugust 29, 2016“The art of weaving, it is not easy, not anyone can make this; total commitment is needed to develop the work. This is as we ...Read more
The craftsmanship of handmade goods in the XXIst CenturyJuly 25, 2016What does it mean to be a craftsperson in the twenty-first century? It’s a lifestyle that might appear to be bluntly at odds with the ...Read more
Barro Negro of OaxacaJuly 11, 2016Barro Negro or “black pottery” is a type of ceramic ware specific to Oaxaca, a coastal state in Southern Mexico known for the vitality ...Read more
