Maque Plate- Martina Navarro cooking pot These beautiful earrings are handmade

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

We are now carrying napkin rings

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

and add a beautiful pop of color and sparkle to your outfits

Maque Plate- Martina Navarro cooking pot These beautiful earrings are handmadeThere 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