News — pottery

Huancito pots: Another story behind the art!

July 29, 2022 • buying artesania • Huancito • pottery

We have a lot of incredible memories (both good and bad) of buying and selling the beautiful burnished clay pots of Huancito. I love their art and enjoy sharing it with folks in the U.S. Here's a good story about how we met a young artisan from one of the village's families online.

Beautiful pottery—but is it food-safe?

June 07, 2020 • artesania • ceramics • clay • crafts • handmade • lead-free • Mexican • pottery • traditional

Mexico By Hand is committed to working with potters in Mexico who use sustainable methods for producing food safe pottery. We buy lead-free pottery from the artisans because it is important to us to protect the health of the artisans, their families, and you-- the consumer.