More than 50 families from 12 Mexican states contribute their talents to our store.

They represent over 35 indigenous communities, each with its own language, customs and art. We are honored to introduce you to these amazing craftspeople.

Chiapas, Mexico

Artisan: Juana Victoria Hernández Gómez

Juana is the leader of an internationally known women's weaving cooperative based in the small Mayan town of San Juán Cancúc in Chiapas, Mexico.

She has traveled around the world to share the traditional embroidery of her community, which she wears in this photo, and which isn't found anywhere else in the world.

Shop Juana's work here!

Artisans: Juana and Margarita Pérez

The magical hands of Juana and Margarita Pérez produce gorgeous, flower-laden blouses in vibrant colors. Based in Zinacantán, Chiapas, Mexico, the cousins love creating as a family.

Shop Juana and Margarita's creations here!

Oaxaca, Mexico

Artisan: Veronica Lorenzo Quiroz

Veronica leads a group of woman weavers in San Juan Colorado, Oaxaca, Mexico, who have preserved traditional Costa Chica weaving for generations. Working with native Oaxacan "Coyuchi" cotton and natural dyes, they produce stunning, colorful, geometric designs.

Shop Veronica's work here.

Artisan Collective: Colectivo Vida Nueva:

This all-women's collective of Zapotec weavers from the region of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, are renowned for the beauty of their handwoven wool rugs. The group has broken barriers in a region where many women remain in the home rather than enter the workforce.

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Artisan: Minerva Lázaro Hernández

Minerva is an artist, a single mother and a community leader. The weaving cooperative she leads now spans three generations, and provides vital economic support to her town:  San Juan Guichicovi. Minerva works in the lurid traditional "Tehuana" embroidery of the  Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Each piece of "Tehuana" embroidery takes weeks to produce, as every stitch is laid by hand. Minerva is a member of the "Mixe" ethnic group, native to Oaxaca.

See Minerva's work here.

Artisan: Sara Almeraya

Growing up in her mother's textile workshop, in Oaxaca City, Mexico, Sara Almeraya developed a deep relationship with the women weavers of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, a region of Southern Mexico famous for its vivid floral embroidery.

Today, the designer creates beautiful jackets and handbags in partnership with the same women, using salvaged and reclaimed fabrics as well as original weaving, embroidery, beading and brocade.

See Sara's work here.

Hidalgo, Mexico

Artisan: Adelina Espiritu Pérez

Adelina has been working with Colores Mexicanos for over 4 years, creating embroidery of mesmerizing beauty. As a member of the Otomí indigenous group, she practices a colorful-dreamlike embroidery known as "Tenango," together with her family in Hidalgo, Mexico. With her craft she supports her three young boys: Santiago, Sandro and Isaac.

See Adelina's work here.

Mexico State, Mx

Artisan: Camelia Ramos:

Pictured here with her mother, Camelia Ramos is the standard bearer of the traditional weaving of the community of Tenancingo. This laborious and dazzling pattern requires weeks of work to create, and Camelia's designs have been shown around the world. She is widely considered a master of the Mexican rebozo.

See her work here.

Puebla, Mexico

Artisan: Adrián Dominguez Flores

Adrián and his family are masters of Mexican talavera pottery. The multi-generational artisan family has its workshop in the city of Puebla, Mexico.

 See Adrian's work here.

Artisan: Próspero Gonzalez

Together with his family, Próspero produces papel picado, a Mexican hanging paper decoration used during parties, festivals and the Day of the Dead celebrations around the country. Based in Puebla, Mx., Próspero is one of the few remaining artisans who produces papel picado in the traditional way-- drawing all images by hand, then cutting them with a hammer and chisels.

See Próspero's work here:

Guerrero, Mexico

Artisans: Mariana and Audias Roldán

Born in the Balsas River Basin in Guerrero, Mariana and Audias are lifelong practitioners of the incredible craft of Papel Amate painting.

Centuries ago, the Maya and Aztecs began crafting parchment from the bark of the Amate tree. Continuing the tradition of their ancestors, the couple paint incredible scenes of nature and country life over Amate parchment. Their style of painting is known as "Las historias del pueblo," or "The stories of our town."

See their work here.

Queretaro, Mexico

Artisans:

Estela & Carmen García Ventura

Estela and Carmen's family workshop produces Mexican "LeLe" dolls, who honor indigenous women with their braided hair and traditional dress. Members of the Otomí indigenous group, Estela and Carmen put the same love into every element of their handmade dolls as they do into their own handmade traditional dress.

See their handmade dolls here.