We visited Tina’s shop in Tlaquepaque, a suburb of Guadalajara, where you can find many crafts for sale. Tina and her husband operate a small workshop that produces wonderful hand-blown glassware. But Tina laments that business is slow – so slow that they had to close down the workshop and lay off workers (at least until Chiripa showed up!). It was a familiar story among the artisans that we visited.
We ordered a nice selection of glass items that will get the workshop going again, at least for a little while. The glass creations are all made from recycled glass, and they are all lead-free. They have that special hand-blown shape and feel that will add an artisan touch to your home and table.
We also checked in on our good friends at D’Casa Ceramics, near Tlaquepaque. This family business operates in a little workshop on a residential street, but produces beautiful, high-temperature, Talavera ceramic ware that is durable and lead-free.
The proprietor, Enrique Castro, had many years of experience as a supervising engineer with large ceramics firms before starting his own business with his wife Gloria Saucedo. He takes a lot of pride in his work, and you can trust him to provide the very highest quality product. --JM, August 17, 2009
"Rosy" is the name of this pattern. It's one of Chiripa's "Best Sellers."
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