Dicky Bird's Nest : Show & Sell Saturday

Mexican Redware Pottery gained popularity in the 1920-30's as highways opened up for tourists going to and from Mexico. As Americans were able to gain access to boarder cities and bring home affordable trinkets and pottery. Major department stores of that time took notice. Soon many of these hand painted pieces were showing up at W.H. Macy in New York, Kaufmann's in Pittsburg and Leonard's in Chicago giving them some northern exposure.

There were a few major pottery communities in Mexico, where one could find an immense thriving artistic center that had a 400 year tradition in the region. These were, Guadalajara, San Pedro Tlaquepague and Tonala. Tonala was a thriving community of artisans steeped in clay traditions all living and working next to each other. San Pedro Tlaquepaque was known for the shops and studios set up for the outside visitor. This area was know for it's "live working artists" and tourists would flock to.

Tlaquepapue is the common word used for the glazed pottery depiciting everyday imagery, landscapes of the times or of "Old Mexico." These pieces when produced and purchased as momentos of a vacation, were very affordable. Prices stayed affordable for collectors up until the 1990's.

However, as of late, there has been an increased interest in the brighly colored pottery for a modern day twist on the BoHo design and "Traveler" staging and styling scene. Both of which, the older Millennials are drawn to.