BOOKS |
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Artes de Mexico
- September 1988 was the first issue of the
Artes de Mexico encyclopedic book collection
on Mexico, it's art and culture. |
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Fomento Cultural
Banamex - "The
Great Masters of Mexican Folk Art" landmark book will be available
for sale at the Feria. Currently this book is out of print and unavailable
through other channels. |
CERAMICS |
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Demetrio
Aguilar - ceramic
figures |
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Alfareros
de Patamban - (Michoacán)
handpainted ceramic cooperative using daily
rural life as their inspiration |
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Emilio
Barocio Yacobo - (Michoacán)
handcarved wood alebrijes |
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Natalio
Chichipan Estrada - (Michoacán)
ceramics - terracotta and white, blanco
y negro (black and white), barro bruñido (burnished)
and alta temperatura (high-fire) |
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Cocucho
- (Michoacán) this distinctive and easily recognized
pottery comes from a remote Purépecha
Indian village in the state of Michoacán. |
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José
Luis Cortéz Hernández - (Jalisco) extraordinary
bruñido pottery |
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Alvaro
de la Cruz & Family - (Michoacán)
Extraordinary handmade ceramic catrinas
(skeleton figures dressed in finery) |
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Miguel
Fabian Pedro - (Oaxaca) the
famous barro negro (black) pottery
of San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca |
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Juana
Gómez Ramírez & Feliciana Ramírez - (Chiapas)
intricate ceramic jaguars, pots, etc. |
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Martin
Ibarra - (Jalisco) intricate ceramic virgins and
other ceramic pieces |
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Angel
Ortiz Gabriel & Angel Ortiz Arana - (Jalisco)
barro bruñido (burnished
pottery). Both are members of Grupo Tradicional Tonalteca. |
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Juan
José Ramos Medrano - (Jalisco)
The creative and extraordinary barro
betus (a birch resin applied to add shine and brillance to the
piece) ceramics |
CLOTHING/TEXTILES |
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El
Jorongo - Ruth Mitchell de Aguilar - (Michoacán)
Hand woven rugs, sweaters, etc. |
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Enriqueta
Cenobio Calixto & Juvenal Bernardino Gómez
- (Mexico) Mazahua
textiles and miniature embroidery |
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José
Flores - (Jalisco) original clothing designs embroidered
in silk and handmade leather purses and shoes. |
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Francisco
Mariño León Santiago - (Oaxaca)
Domentic linens such as tablecloths, bedspreads,
etc. |
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Edilia
(Edit) Luengas Luis - (Oaxaca)
textile
wearable art |
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Purpura
Textiles/Antje Zalvídar
- (Jalisco) Indigenous
clothing & textiles especially designed by Antje Zalvídar. |
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Camelia
Ramos Zamora and José Mancio - (México) Handwoven
rebozos (shawls) |
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Teófila
and Bertha Servin Barriga - (Michoacán) hand-embroidered
clothing, scenes on manta cloth and much more. |
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Carmen
Simón Zamora - (Michoacán)
handpainted & quilted pillows and dresses |
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Pascuala
Vázquez Hernández - (Chiapas)
the famous textile work of Chiapas |
DAY
OF THE DEAD |
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Miguel
Paredes - (Puebla) whimsical
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) figures, boxes,
items that are becomming very difficult to find in Mexico. |
DOLLS |
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Marcela
Hernández Mendez - (Chiapas)
handmade stuffed animals of Chiapan wool |
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Original
Friends - Women's Prison Project - (Jalisco) cloth
dolls elaborately decorated by women imprisoned in Mexico. Read
all about their newest program in Puerta Vallarta. |
FIBER/STRAW/PINE
NEEDLES |
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Adrian
González López Elpidio - (Oaxaca)
unusual and unique items handmade from totomoxtle
(cornhusks) |
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Tito
López Hernández - (Oaxaca)
pine needle baskets (pino cesta aguja)
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Roberto
Mejia Muñoz - (Mexico)
popotillo (straw) art |
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Isabel
Mendoza - (Jalisco)
- popotillo (straw) art |
FURNITURE |
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Aracelia
Barbero - (Jalisco) hand-painted wood framed mirrors |
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Corporación
Equipales SC de RL - (Jalisco) a cooperative
of families in Zacoalco de Torres working together making incredible
equipales |
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La Bodega - (Michoacán) Salvador Hernández
creates incredible works of copper art - sinks, tables, bathtubs,
and much more equipales |
HUICHOL |
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Huichol
Center for Cultural Survival and Traditional Arts - (Jalisco)
incredible jewelry made from the tiniest seedbeads available, other
bead and string work pressed into beeswax |
JEWELRY |
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Julio César López Heydeck - (Guerrero)
Spratling-style silver jewelry |
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Arturo Salgado Vazquez - (Oaxaca)
Filigree and cartoneado jewelry |
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Flora
Maria Sánchez Arias - (Chiapas/Jalisco)
silver and amber jewelry with an "old-Mexico"
flare |
LACA/MAQUE |
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Martina Navarro de
Saint Phalle - (Michoacán)
Wood and guaje (a kind of hollowed,
broad-based gourd) using the technique called macque (natural
earth pigments) to decorate the pieces. |
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Paola
Rosendo - (Guerrero) beautiful lacquerware (mirrors,
boxes, gourds, animals and much more) |
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Doña
Marta Vargas Molina - (Guerrero) laca in the old
traditional style of Chiapas |
MASKS |
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Enedina
and Eliseo Castillo Castillo - (Michoacán)
Traditional handcarved wood masks, religious
objects, Catrinas and much more |
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Prudencio
Guzmán - (Jalisco) incredible original designs
ceramic masks. A member of Grupo Tradicional Tonalteca. |
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Juan
Horta Castillo Family - traditional maskmaker - before
his passing, Juan was one of the most sought after in Mexico |
METAL |
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Enrique
Badillo Aguilar - (Guanajuato) tinsmith
extraordinaire |
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Edith
Barajas Godoy & Arturo Cabrera -
(Guerrero) metal
sculptures |
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Roberto
Castro Hernández - (Michoacán)
hand-hammered copper |
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Ruth
Cortés Rodríguez - (Guanajuato) silvered
Alpacca cutlery, boxes, jewelry, purses, etc. |
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Conrado
Villegas Alcázar - (Oaxaca)
tin work |
PAINTING |
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José
Manuel Robles - (Jalisco)
painter who expresses Mexican rural life in
his own unique style |
PAPER |
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Arte
Papel Vista Hermosa S.C. de R.L. de C.V. - (Oaxaca)
handmade paper jewelry |
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Centro
de Integración Tapalpa, A.C. - (Jalisco) this school
is dedicated to nurturing the artistic, creative and academic potential
of special-needs children - Papelmalecho, paper maché over
recycled garbage |
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Pedro
Hernández Cruz - (Guanajuato) papier maché |
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Julio
Laja Chichicaxtla, Leobardo Espiritu Rocha - (Puebla)
unbelievable handmade amate paper |
ROCK |
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J.
Ignacio Garcia Rosales - (Jalisco)
molcajetes and other handcarved items from volcanic rock |
WEAVING
- RUGS/CARPETS |
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Osvaldo
González Hernandez -
generations
of rug weaving have honed the skills of this artisan |
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Pedro
Mendoza Gutierrez - (Oaxaca)
handwoven rugs and carpets |
WOOD |
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Felipe
Benítez Miranda - (Guanajuato) unusual Nahuatl
alebrijes (carved wood animals) and paintings |
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Zeny
(Zenon) Fuentes - (Oaxaca)
alebrijes (carved wood animals) |
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Francis & Rodolfo Rodríguez - (Michoacán)
whimsical and creatively handmade wood nichos,
retablos, lifesize chairs |
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Tribes
Mixes - (Oaxaca) incredible
handcarved wood alebrijes. |
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Celerino
C. Vázquez - (Hidalgo)
incredible handmade wood objects such as
miniature violins, inlaid with abalone shell. |
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SPECIAL
ART SHOW |
