vivid color art

Adorned with vivid hand-painted floral and vine motifs, this eye-catching wooden door hanger brings the vibrant spirit of Mexican folk art to your surroundings. Artisan Margarita Revilla creates a sublime design that pays homage to the rich tradition of Talavera ceramics, infusing your home with cultural significance and a pop of color.

This delightful heart-themed wooden keychain and bag charm is meticulously hand-painted in the captivating style of Mexico's folk art traditions. Enriched with a vivid array of colors, Alejandra Gallardo breathes vitality into this enchanting handcrafted accessory, paired with two delicate cotton tassels, providing an elegant way to secure your keys or adorn your favorite bag.

This tortilla warmer boasts a stunning majolica ceramic construction that is beautiful and durable. Its exquisite design showcases hand-painted floral motifs inspired by traditional Talavera pottery while convenient handles and a lid ensure that your tortillas are always at the perfect temperature. With its vivid colors and eye-catching style, this accessory crafted by Sergio Ponce is sure to bring a touch of Mexican charm to your home.

This handsome desk organizer is made of pinewood and stained a rich blue with hand painted flowers of various colors on nearly every outward-facing surface. The organizer has a compartment for notepads or sticky notes; a tall, narrow pencil holder; and a short, square receptacle for paper clips or other small essentials. This desk organizer was handcrafted by members of the God's Seed cooperative of El Salvador.

Poised and ready to swoop in at the first sight of nectar is this inventively decorated hanging hummingbird alebrije from Mexican artisans Jesus and Roxana Hernandez of Oaxaca. Carved by hand from copal wood, the bird's red and purple body is adorned with small yellow blossoms. The removable wings and tail feathers are green and terracotta with yellow tips. The bird can be hung using the metal ring on its back. Small parts are separated for shipping to protect from breakage.

It is said that Oaxaca's alebrije tradition descends directly from Mexico City papier mache artisan Pedro Linares (1906-1992). When he was 30, he became seriously ill and fell into a sort of coma. While he was unconscious, he had a most fantastic dream. He was caught between the land of the living and the dead; the place looked like a forest and was populated with creatures with body parts belonging to different animals. The beings repeatedly uttered the word alebrije, and when Linares woke up, he recreated these figures in vivid colors using papier mache techniques and called them alebrijes . His work became famous and eventually influenced artisans in the state of Oaxaca who decided to craft alebrijes using traditional wood carving methods and according to that region's world vision.

Alive with a vibrant red hue and vivid floral and leaf patterns, this hand-painted decorative box brings a bit of nature’s color to your space. Made from weeping willow wood and papier mache, each brushstroke is set in lacquer, giving it a lasting shine. India’s Fida Hussein offers this chic design as a trusted place for your dearest trinkets and a home accent that steals the spotlight.