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The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world. The holiday is a gathering of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It is particularly celebrated in Mexico and takes place on October 31, November 1 and November 2, in connection with Halloween and All Saints Day. In Latin America, families honor and remember their departed loved ones by cleaning their graves, bringing a picnic to the gravesite of their favorite foods and drinks, and playing their favorite music. In the US, the Day of the...

How green is Talavera Tile?   Mexican Tile from Mexican Tile Designs is a handcrafted artisanal product made from small batches of natural, native clays found in rural Mexico.     For this reason and because it is crafted largely using human hands by small family groups instead of by machines, Mexican Tile has an extremely low carbon footprint.     The primary fuel use is in the firing process and in transporting the tile to your door. Our tile is trucked to the U.S., not flown, which also lowers carbon fuel use. This fuel use, while considerable, is still...

Mexican Tile Designs is extremely proud to carry an exclusive line of collectible Mexican art tile from the studio of renowned ceramicist, Gorky Gonzales.   These beautiful tiles come in borders, solids and traditional Mexican designs of horses, Mexican cowboys, women, Day of the Dead, and other motifs. Here is just a sampling!         Gorky Gonzales is a master ceramicist who won the National Award of Sciences and Arts in Mexico and has been featured in prestigious galleries around the world. Gorky has dedicated his life to the rescue and preservation of the traditional Majolica pottery technique...