Mexican Blouses,Mexican Dresses,San Antonino

Come out and enjoy the beautiful spring Texas weather. Find the finest Mexican handcrafted work by artisans of Mexico at the Wimberley Market Day.We’re there on all market days: the first Saturday of each month from March through December, from 7 AM to 4 PM. The next market day is Saturday, Jun 2nd, 2012. Visit us at Booth 87.

Special thanks to all our customers and friends who came out to support us.

Mexican Masterpieces was at the Pecan Street Festival, a free, bi-annual juried arts and crafts festival held on 6th Street in Austin, Texas. The festival has been an Austin tradition for more than 30 years. The show features artisans from all over the United States who display and sell homemade art and craftwork. Festival goers can find paintings, sculpture, woodwork, candles, jewelry, cowboy hats, home decor, games, and other useful and whimsical household items.

Bark Paper (Papel Amate)

Nowadays Bark Paper is still made using Pre-Hispanic techniques.

The bark is shaved of the tree, soaked and cooked. The fibers are then pounded by hand using a volcanic rock until they spread to the desired shape, consistency and thickness. The artisans can also insert beautiful woven patterns by rolling and twisting the fibers. Finally the masterpieces is dried in the sun. The paper color depends on the bark used to make it (mulberry, lime or fig tree) and, it’s important to mention that the bark always grows back.

 

 

 

Beautiful dresses hand knitted with love using  the softest cotton. 

Don’t get confused, we celebrate for two days, but the day of the death is November 2nd.

November 1st. is All Saints Day (DIA DE TODOS LOS SANTOS) people honor the Saints and remember the children who have died. They set up altars honoring family members using marigolds, hand cut paper (PAPEL PICADO), candles, the favorite food and beverages of their dead, their photographs, bread (PAN DE MUERTO) and many other elements. Toys and white flowers are use to remember and honor the children and tequila, mezcal or any other adult beverages for the old ones.

November 2nd. is Day of the Death (DIA DE LOS MUERTOS) and the celebration starts at midnight, we also gather at the cemeteries to pray, clean and decorate the graves.

The celebration in every region is different, in places like Michoacán, people spend the night at the cemeteries.

Viva La Vida Fest is a Mexic-Arte Museum’s annual  festival held on 5th Street in Austin, Texas. The festival has been an Austin tradition for 28 years. Come and visit our booth, Congress to Brazos Vendor Fair & Live Performances, Family activities and Grand Procession. Saturday, Oct 22nd. 2-10 PM. VIVA LA VIDA FEST

Free Admission

Mexican Masterpieces is having a double celebration this month. We are celebrating our four year anniversary, and Mexican Independence celebration begins today, September 15th. (the eve of independence day).

Mexicans gather in the plazas of cities, small towns and villages. Green, white and red is the color theme. People sell food, candies, toys, horns and flags. Women wear rebozos and traditional custome.

At 11 pm the party stops and the presidents give “El Grito de Dolores”. They shout “Viva Mexico”, “Viva La Independencia” and the crowd echoes back.

We would like to celebrate with our customers, enter the coupon name: VIVAMEXICO, You will get $7 discount during September.

 

Today we celebrate La Guelaguetza, also known as lunes del cerro (Monday on the hill) in Oaxaca, México.

The word Guelaguetza means “sharing”, “offering” or “giving” in Zapotec. This festivity is the most important pre-Hispanic celebration in México. It gathers the seven regions of Oaxaca and centers in traditional dancing in custom, each dance and artisan custom has cultural and historic meaning.

For the Indigenous groups is more than dances and celebration, it represents the importance of building relationships to strengthen cooperation between communities.

Two magnificent examples of Oaxacan art are Zapotec Rugs and Tehuana Blouses, also known as Frida Blouse.

Every girl needs a “Hand Embroidered Mexican Dress”

MEXICAN SHIRTS!!