Ceramics

José de Jesús Alvarez Nogal

Booth 39 Tonalá, a city near Guadalajara, is known as a center for Mexican handicrafts. José de Jesús Alvarez Nogal specializes in traditional Tonalá ware, a distinctive polychromatic pottery tradition that combines pre Hispanic, European and East Asian ceramic techniques and decorative styles. Among his traditional designs, perhaps the most intriguing are those depicting nahuales, ancient totemic shape-shifting spirits.