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Working in papier mache, Edith Orozco recreates motifs from Mexico's classic Talavera ceramics. A graceful swallow soars amid swirling brushstrokes known as plumeado, or "feathered" on a beautiful bracelet. The heart is protected by a coat of lacquer and centers dark blue cords that are adjustable in length.

Beautiful in blue, this delightful necklace is centered by a heart. Edith Orozco recreates motifs from Mexico's classic Talavera ceramics. A graceful swallow soars amid swirling brushstrokes known as plumeado, or "feathered" on a beautiful necklace. The papier mache pendant is protected by a coat of lacquer and centers dark blue cords that are adjustable in length.

A swallow flutters amid foliage and flowers, seeming to emerge from a heart. Working in papier mache, Edith Orozco recreates motifs from Mexico's classic Talavera ceramics. The heart is protected by a coat of lacquer and centers dark blue cords that are adjustable in length.

Painted by hand with vibrant floral motifs, Sergio Ponce works in the traditional Talavera ceramic style of Puebla, Mexico. The appetizer platter has five removable sections surrounding a bowl at the center.

Blue rhombus motifs adorn the surface of this elegant wall cross, featuring a four-petaled flower in the center. Mexican artisan Pedro Alba crafts the ceramic wall cross featuring a hand-painted design resembling the legendary talavera tradition.

Crafted from ceramic in a spherical shape, this decorative accent will bring the beauty of Talavera handicrafts to your home. In the traditional folk art style, Mexican artisan Juana Ponce hand-paints the sphere with intricate designs and floral motifs with colorful pigments. A circular opening in the bottom allows this piece to remain stable on a tabletop or other surface.

Flowers blossom with an exuberant feast of colors on plates designed in the Talavera style of the state of Puebla. The motifs are painted by hand over the ivory-color ceramic plates with a palette that includes yellow-orange, blue, and green flowers over a crisscross network of dots and crosses. Bordered by a black honeycomb, this pair of plates comes from the 'Zacatlán Flowers' collection designed by Pedro Tecayehuatl.

Talavera is a distinctive art form brought to Mexico by artisans from Talavera de la Reina, Spain. The ceramic artisans of Puebla, Mexico then incorporated Chinese designs, thus creating the blue and oyster-white patterns traditionally associated with Talavera Poblana. Today there are also more "contemporary" designs that include yellow, green, orange, mauve, black and red.

National and international conventions require that a rigorous procedure be followed in the elaboration of authentic Talavera-style ceramics. Each individual piece will be slightly different, and therefore a unique work of art.

Created by Sergio Ponce, these Majolica ceramic bowls will bring the beauty of Mexico to your kitchen or dining room. The matching pair is painted by hand with vibrant floral motifs inspired by traditional Talavera designs.

By Sergio Ponce, these majolica ceramic mugs will bring the colors of Mexico to your home. The set of four is painted by hand with vibrant floral motifs inspired by Mexico's traditional Talavera pottery.