News — Arroyo

If you’ve ever bought a piece of pottery from Mexico By Hand and received a personal message from me asking how your order arrived…here’s why. We are emotionally invested in every piece we buy from Mexican artisans, so it’s a fulfillment of our vision and intent to get the pieces to you, and for it to be a great experience. Everything we bring in from Mexico is packed by us (Doug and me) and that takes a lot of doing right there. Over the years, acquiring packing material has been really challenging, believe or not. We’ve spent hours going to...

Artisans in Capula sell thousands of quickly produced pieces like the ones in these photos every week (cazuelas, bean pots, plates and bowls) because it’s traditional and VERY inexpensive. What a lot of people don’t realize is that there are artisans in Capula who create similar pottery for cooking and serving food, pero es otra cosa--it's a whole other thing. Their work is definitely not ordinary, and “charming” doesn’t even begin to describe it.