by Susan Page

In the mountains of Guerrero, in a small village so remote that it does not appear on maps of Mexico or on our GPS, a group of families carry on a tradition of ceramic art that is hundreds of years old and that has been passed from father to son and mother to daughter for many generations.

My husband, Mayer Shacter, creator of Galería Atotonilco, and I visited this village, San Agustín Oapan several years ago. A village artist, Javier Santiago, had to meet us in a nearby town and guide us over dirt roads with unlabeled forks and turns, or we’d never have found it. The family compound, a dirt lot surrounded by cement block buildings, all with dirt floors, was filled with women, who warmly greeted us, Javier’s wife, sisters, and mother, and countless children, all with bare feet and shy smiles. Their work was neatly laid out on the floor for us to see.

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The Best Mexican Folk Art Available Today

Welcome to our gallery of fine Mexican folk art! We are not being immodest to say our Mexican folk art is the best. It’s just a fact. The Owners find the most talented and imaginative artists and craftsmen working today, and then he buys their finest work. We travel all over Mexico to find Mexican antiques, crafts, and folk art that perpetuate the centuries-old traditions of Huichol art, Mexican pottery, Mexican papel mache, vintage serapes, Oaxacan wood carvings, and much more.

Mexican folk art is one of the liveliest and most abundant folk art traditions anywhere in the world. Mexican folk art remains highly regional, with specific areas producing only one type of the Mexican crafts, such as Huichol art, Mexican pottery, Mexican lacquer art, Mexican papel mache, and Mexican serapes. Our gallery features most of these geographical areas and all of these types of folk art, many of which are Mexican antiques. We emphasize the exquisite Tonala pottery and vintage serapes, but we carry a wide variety of fine Mexican crafts.

Because we live in Mexico, we have many resources and can suggest and help you find any Mexican crafts you desire to furnish or decorate your home or office. Mexican folk art blends beautifully with many decorative motifs, from modern to traditional. It can give your home or office a distinctive, colorful flair without looking at all like a Mexican folk art gallery.

We are serious about Mexican folk art!

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