Ceramic Art
Fernando Solis and Taller Solis, the Solis Family Workshop - 1850
Fernando Solis is a family leader in The Solis Family Workshop in Zinapecuaro, Michoacan, Mexico; a workshop that has been working in clay since 1...
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Hilario Hernandez Sanchez and his Hearts
Metepec, the town, is a suburb of Toluca, state capital of the State of Mexico, just west of Mexico City. There has been a community here for more...
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Art History
Barro Betus Medrano Family
In the neighborhood of Santa Cruz de las Huertas, a village near Guadalajara Mexico, artists work in "Barro Betus", clay art that is rubbed with a ...
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Los San Patricios, an Introduction
St. Patrick's Day is a good time to look back through history and pay tribute to my favorite band of Irish rogues. Our Mexican ancestors long ago...
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Three Kings Day, Dia de Reyes, Epiphany
In Mexico, Día de Los Reyes (known elsewhere as Epiphany) is celebrated on January 6 to honor the Three Wise Men. This holiday represents the day t...
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Modern Artists and Oaxacan Print Makers, Woodblock, Linocut, etc.
Many Mexican Artists truly do use heritage to inspire design. Mexican graphics take on a deeper meaning precisely because they are about more than ...
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Alebrijes
Alebrije a Fantastical Creative Force
The history of the Alebrije is a story of creation: Alebrijes are brightly colored Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical (fantasy/mythical...
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OAXACA, Art, Culture and History
Evidence of human habitation of Oaxaca region dates back to about 11,000 years BC. Evidence exists that agriculture has been practiced here si...
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Master Ceramicist Ventura Hernandez Benitez
In Zinapécuaro, a picturesque town in Michoacan, J. Ventura Hernández Benítez remains solidly committed to his ceramic business as he has been fo...
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Art History
Stunning Artistry from the Hernandez-Cano Family Workshop
The Hernandez Cano family workshop is one of the oldest in Michoacan, tracing their history to the beginning in 1815. Beginning in 2008 Mexican ar...
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Coronavirus
Coronavirus Challenges 2020
The Global Coronavirus Pandemic has imposed itself onto everybody's life in the last 5 months. All aspects of life have been affected, including o...
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Solis Family
Collecting: The Creative World of Solis Family Workshop
POCHTECA is Promoting the excellent creations of the premier artists in Mexico, some are well known and some should be. This week we offer th...
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Angelica Morales Gamez
Artists of Tzintzuntzan
Tzintzuntzan is one of many of the towns surrounding Lake Patzcuaro in the state of Michoacan, sustaining a living tradition as an artisan center:...
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