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Clay Imports Artesanal, a subsidiary of Consorcio Artesanal, LLC, located in Austin, Texas and Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico, created an original Talavera mural to commemorate the opening of the museum’s current exhibit titled “Promises of Independence and Revolution: Artists Interpreting Mexico”. The Exhibition can be viewed through November 21st at the Mexic-Arte Museum, located at 419 Congress Ave. in Austin, Texas. Contact the museum at 512.480.9373, for viewing hours or visit their website at www.mexic-artemuseum.org The Talavera tile mural is an interpretation of an original manuscript provided by the museum’s director Ms. Sylvia Orozco, which chronicles the life of Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the father of Mexico’s struggle for independence from Spain. The mural is comprised of thirty-six pieces of six-inch Talavera tile. Each tile represents a milestone of Father Hidalgo’s life, beginning with his birth on May 8, 1753; teaching his parishioners how to make Talavera tile and other crafts to raise money to pay the oppressive taxes allowing them to hold on to their possessions; his Grito de Independencia on September 15, 1810, in Dolores, GTO; the beheading of Father Hidalgo as punishment for leading the rebellion and his final internment at the base of the historic Angel de Independencia in Mexico City. The exhibition opened on September 25th and also featured art from private collections and original pieces including Pipilia, created by sculptor Jose Acosta, Eduardo Garcia’s audio/video production and Fidencio Duran’s representational pieces. The Talavera mural was made by “nuestros artesanos” at our Talavera production facility in the historic town of Dolores Hidalgo, GTO, Mexico, under the supervision of Clay Imports Artesanal’s master artisan, Mr. Hugo Olguin; and will become part of the museum’s permanent collection. # # #
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The decorative tiles we stock measure 10.5cm x 10.5cm (there are 90 in a square meter). They cost 70p each or £63 per sq.m. They have a different look and feel to the usual machine manufactured tiles. They are suitable for bathrooms and kitchen walls. Whilst similar to Moroccan, Spanish and French handmade tiles they offer the same quality at more affordable prices. These tiles are inspired from the traditional Talavera tiles from Puebla. The pattern is made using a stencil. Mexican white is the background colour and a green, blue or terracotta glaze forms the pattern in the foreground. Some of the designs have not changed since the 1600. The tiles are available in the following designs: Lyon, Arbour, Ville, Daisy May, Damask, Herendira, violets, Isobel, Anita, Bouquet, Paloma, Beatriz, Guadalajarra, Lace, Madrid and Rocio. They are available in a number of different colour combinations blue, terracotta and green.
Tiles were first used and made for architectural decoration in Egypt in 400 BC. The Mesopotamian cultures of today’s Iraq had little stone and an abundance of clay. The tiles were used for writing tablet and architectural decoration. The technology was passed to the Persians who in turn passed it to the Arabs. The Arabs brought the technology for creating hand made tiles to Spain. From there is spread through Europe and onto the New World. Although the pre-Hispanic people created objects from clay they did not have tile-making technology. The Dominican Friars eager to tile their monasteries in Mexico invited Spanish potters to come to the country. Already familiar with clay the indigenous Mexicans were taught by the monks how to make tiles.
Three centres for tile making were established Puebla, Mexico City and Dolores Hidalgo
The tiles designs evolved from three distinctive styles. The Arab or Moorish style, the Spanish style and the Chinese style. The Arab style favoured geometric motifs on a milky background with a blue foreground. The Spanish style features bright colours with human figures and animals. The Chinese influence came from two different sources. The first influence was the European interpretation of Chinese style. The second source was the porcelain imported from Manila to Acapulco. There was an enormous appreciation of the Chinese aesthetic sensibility. It was firstly imitated and then interpreted by the tile makers. The Chinese style used the motifs of birds, animals, foliage, ferns, flowers and the outline of clouds. The blue and white colour scheme was borrowed from the Yuan Dynasty. It is therefore possible on the face of the patterned tiles to see the cultural and historical influences of Mexico.
The Mexican handmade wall tiles are made in a family run workshop in Dolores Hidalgo. The whole process from digging the clay to firing and decorating the tiles is carried out by individual workshops. The handmade tiles are made using a mixture of three different types of clay and an ingredient that adds flexibility to the mixture. The clay is rolled out and cut by hand. They are then fired in a kiln. They are then glazed and fired again. Variation in colour and size is created by the position the tiles take in the kiln, the length of time they are in the kiln and the composition of clay. The different prices of glazed tile are reflective of the difficulty in achieving those colours. For example orange and red are harder to achieve than blues and greens.
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Livermore, CA (PressExposure) April 12, 2008 — Latin Accents, Inc., a nation-wide importer and distributor of high-end artisan tiles from Mexico, introduces a hand-painted tile on an all-weather European porcelain body. This new twist to the traditional Talavera tile makes it more durable against harsh weather elements and gives it the ability to maintain its beauty and vibrant colors even when exposed to the harsh chemicals in pool water.
In the past, high-fired clay and porcelain bodies have been appropriate mostly for interior applications, such as kitchen backsplashes, kitchen countertops, small floor accents, fireplaces, bathroom backsplashes, showers and bathtub walls. While high-fired clay can be used exteriorly in mild climates, this new porcelain product can be used outdoors for exterior accents, retainer walls, outdoor kitchens and grills, fountains, spas and pools.
The development of this new kind of swimming pool tile gives home and business owners the opportunity to incorporate the rich history and vibrant colors of Talavera tile into an area that was previously too harsh for these unique, high-fired clay pieces. The introduction of this variation on the Talavera tile creates a new niche in the industry, and Latin Accents believes that decorators and designers will appreciate the expanded use of this popular tile.
Nothing delivers the design impact of authentic handmade and hand-painted Talavera tile. The vivid colors, the warmth, beauty and affordable cost of our original Talavera tile exceed the imitators.
Our Talavera has the texture and graphic color that is magic. As far back as the 16th century Talavera was introduced to Mexico by the Spaniards. Talavera tile originated from the city of Talavera de la Reina in Spain. Talavera is thought to have an even more storied past with Moorish and far eastern influences before Mexican artisans took these Spanish treasures and made them their own.
Gracing the homes of royalty and prestige Mexico officially recognizes Talavera as coming from the city of Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato. Here, at our Dolores Hidalgo factory, the Talavera is handmade and hand painted. Unique clays, the glaze and the traditional cobalt blue distinguish this higher quality True Talavera.
In 2008, we took our Talavera to a new, environmentally safe plateau. After years of testing to preserve the true Talavera colors, all of our tile is now ASTM tested and DoHS-compliant to be classified as LEAD FREE. No other producer of Talavera tile can make this claim (TEST REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST).
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