Maque Plate- Martina Navarro cooking pot This is a process that

This is a process that has been "rediscovered" and these textiles are rare and difficult to find

These beautiful earrings are handmade by an artisan in a village near Patzcuaro

handmade in the rebozo town of La Piedad out of articela

Approximately 9 in

It was made by one of our favorite artisans in the village of Capula and is lead free

Maque Plate- Martina Navarro cooking pot This is a process thatThere are fewer than a dozen artists in Michoacn, Mexico still working in the Pre Columbian lacquer art known in the region as maque, also called embutido, or inlay, where a design is cut into the lacquer background on a gourd or wood. There is an elaborate polishing process involved to achieve a shiny colored base for the floral and animal motifs that will later emerge. Insect fat is boiled, and pine resin and then garlic are added. Beautiful colors