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A long and meticulous process ensures a high-quality item directly from Mexico. Experts in pottery craftsmanship, the Contreras Family crafts a ceramic bowl in a lovely palette of red, blue and beige tones, which embellish the traditional motifs along the item.

This delightful ceramic dessert or snack bowl by Mexico’s by Sergio Ponce is a beautiful addition to any table setting. Expertly hand-painted with colorful floral and leaf motifs in the traditional Talavera style, it is the perfect way to enjoy sweet treats, cereal, nuts and more.

Hand-painted with intricate floral motifs in the style of Mexican handicrafts, this pair of bowls is designed by Mexican artisan Pedro Tecayehuatl. He crafts each bowl of ceramic. This lovely pair is named after Zacatlan, a small city located in the state of Puebla, Mexico.

The next time you feel stressed, try enjoying a lovely cup of chamomile tea with a friend using this set of cups designed by Thai artisan Penpan. Hand crafted from ceramic, the cups feature a soothing wave pattern on an unglazed base. The inside is glazed in light green celadon for an interesting contrast.

Using traditional Spanish majolica techniques, the Contreras Family in Mexico creates gorgeous tableware. This beautiful pair of salad or dessert plates is crafted and painted by hand with a colorful colibri or hummingbird, surrounded by a border of feathery flourishes. The food-safe plates make a wonderful addition to any table setting.

The Contreras Family in Dolores Hidalgo works in the same Spanish majolica style that is used for traditional Talavera ceramics to create this pretty pair of bowls. Perfectly sized for soup or cereal, the bowls are hand painted with a colorful floral motif and a slender blue rim. Set your table with original art from Mexico!

Painted by hand with colorful glazes, festive motifs envelop a pair of bowls by Gorky González. He works in the style of Mexico's colonial Majolica ceramics to create the design. The artisan signs his work "AT," for alfarería tradicional (traditional ceramics).

Flowers blossom with an exuberant feast of colors on soup bowls designed in the Talavera style of the state of Puebla. The motifs are painted by hand over the ivory-color ceramic bowls with a palette that includes yellow-orange, blue, and green flowers over a crisscross network of dots and crosses. Bordered by a black honeycomb, this pair of bowls comes from the 'Zacatlán Flowers' collection designed by Pedro Tecayehuatl.

Talavera is a distinctive art form brought to Mexico by artisans from Talavera de la Reina, Spain. The ceramic artisans of Puebla, Mexico then incorporated Chinese designs, thus creating the blue and oyster-white patterns traditionally associated with Talavera Poblana. Today there are also more "contemporary" designs that include yellow, green, orange, mauve, black and red.

National and international conventions require that a rigorous procedure be followed in the elaboration of authentic Talavera-style ceramics. Each individual piece will be slightly different, and therefore a unique work of art.