Lacquerware
Coronel begins his work by sanding the wooden (made from linaloe wood) boxes and trays or drying and cleaning the hard bark gourds.  Next he applies the base coat made with chia seed oil, personally prepared by him,  and earthen pigments.
 

Mata Ortiz Pottery
Twelve-year-old Juan Quezada had abandoned school to work in the fields and make his contribution to the low family economy.  His surroundings were the same as they had been 600 years ago....
 

Oaxacan Wood Carvings 
Alebrijes are carved wooden figures created by Oaxacan artisans. They have become so popular that even the world’s most respected Spanish language authority, the La Real Academia de la Lengua Española, Spanish Royal Academy, has included the term “Alebrijes” in its official Spanish language dictionary.
 

Talavera
  Talavera is a type of majolica earthenware, a white and glazed type of ceramic.  Although the Spaniards introduced this type of pottery, ironically the term Talavera is used much more in Mexico than in Talavera de la Reina, Spain.