Faried Handmade Ceramic Pot Planter

Cheerful colours and festive patterns distinguish this pretty flower pot from Isabelle Collins in Mexico. "We use the same techniques and styles used in 16th-century Puebla. Classic Talavera used only six colours, all of which were natural glazes compounded at home with mineral pigments. We create our homemade paintbrushes using mule hair or horsehair from the mane or tail, according to the thickness desired for our motifs," the artisan explains.