Northern Mexico
Central Mexico
Northern Mexico
Central Mexico
THE ARTISANS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE MAGNIFICENT PIECES WITH MARQUERY
Handicrafts in Bustamante
Handicrafts in Linares
Folk Art in Nuevo León
Handicrafts in Monterrey
Monterrey offers a wide variety of crafts, there are magnificent pieces of saddlery, pottery, modern ceramics, blown glass, cut crystal, wrought iron, ixtle rugs and carved wood, among others.
Carved wood objects such as hand-painted boxes and those made with the technique called marquetry, a process of creating patterns and designs on objects embedding pieces of one type of wood in pieces of another type of wood to create figures with different shades.
Handicrafts can be purchased in Monterrey at Indio and Juarez markets, as well as at specialized stores located near the Macroplaza.
Handicrafts in Villa de Santiago
Santiago offers beautiful carved quarry pieces that come from the La Cieneguilla neighborhood, located on the road to the Cola de Caballo waterfall.
Pieces of wood and reeds are also made, as well as clay items.
As in many other towns in the north, it has a tradition of saddlery.
Some of the best places to buy crafts are the stalls located next to the Church of Santiago Apóstol.