Herlinda Morales is a recognized Purepecha artist/craftswoman who creates intricate, lead-free, black glazed ceramics with her family in the small, traditional village of Santa Fe de La Laguna, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan. Herlinda’s signature design is the whimsical butterfly. The family mines, … [Read more...]

“The Dream of a Purepecha Woman for Her Land to Shine Again” Feature Length Documentary produced by Omar Foglio Almada and Ana Paola Rodríguez España “By custom, thousands of artisans in Mexico still use lead based glazes in their pottery without knowing the damage that this toxic element causes … [Read more...]