On April 11th after school, Gabriela brought me to a traditional
Talavera workshop. It was a very small manufacture, as the business was a passion for the owner as opposed to a way to make much money, so the few employees were very well treated and appeared very happy in their work. The process itself is 100% hand made, very complex and takes a lot of time.
Talavera pottery is a Mexican and Spanish pottery tradition named after the Spanish
Talavera de la Reina pottery, from Talavera de la Reina, in Spain. The art goes back to the 16th century.
Marie
Here are a few pictures.
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| molding the special clay |
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| drawing the pattern and then painting it |
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| a nice display in front of a little fountain in the courtyard |
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| selections in the store |
