I have a small shop selling handmade bits and bobs and after a recent trip to Mexico I fell in love with the handcrafts and all the folk art there and want to import some for sale. Does anyone know if there are any specialists in UK or even Mexico that deal in this sort of niche? I have no problem going back to Mexico and exploring myself, and certainly will, but in the mean time I would like to get some professional advice if possible. Thanks.
My wife ran a folk art resale shop for a few years and she got most of her best pieces by buying them through Fonart. Fonart is a government agency that promotes traditional handcrafts and folk art and helps improve the economic prospects for the genuine artisans. You can place large orders with Fonart and they will ship to you (though here in the U.S., it was a bit of a hassle for my wife to deal with Customs when receiving the shipments --- imagine it could be the same in the UK).
In any case, take a look at Fonart's Catalogo de Artesanias --- I think it will be immediately apparent that this is the real deal, not the cheap trinkets sold by street vendors to tourists.
Mexican Folk Art Hand Made Paper Mache' Doll , Paper Mache Mexican figures/Handmade/Folk Art, Marionette Puppet Mexico Mexican Girl Sombrero Hand Made Latin American Folk Art, Hand Made Mexican Talavera Big Mouth Fish Clay Pottery Folk Art Ceramic Planter, SUGAR SKULL MASK WALL HANGING- HAND MADE MEXICAN FOLK ART, SUGAR SKULL MASK WALL HANGING- HAND MADE MEXICAN FOLK ART, SUNBURST Handmade HUICHOL INDIAN BEADWORK MASK Mexican Folk Wall Decor Art, Vintage Mexican Folk Art Hand Made Tin Mask with glass eyes, THUNDER DRUM PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT TRUENO HANDMADE MEXICAN FOLK ART CHILDREN, Mexican Folk Art Talavera Pottery House or Candle Light Hand Made Collection, VINTAGE PAPER MACHE MEXICAN FOLK ART FIGURES STATUES HANDMADE, DAY OF THE DEAD MEXICAN FOLK ART SELENA HANDMADE WOOD BRACELET FRIDA KAHLO, Mexican Folk Art Paper Mache Frida Kahlo Day of the Dead Hand Made 16.5" Tall, Mexican Folk Art Paper Mache Man w/wooden sticks Village People Hand Made, Mexican Folk Art Paper Mache Man w/jug Village People Collection Hand Made, Mara Three Cat Cats Mexican Folk Art Pottery Stoneware Blue Handmade Mug Cup, Mexican Folk Art Paper Mache Woman w/basket Village People Collection Hand Made, Mexican Folk Art Talavera Pottery Large Lizard Hand Made Collection 25", Mexican Folk Art Talavera Pottery Elephant Shape Hand Made Collection, Mexican Folk Art Paper Mache Mexican Couple Village People Collection Hand Made, Mexican Folk Art Paper Mache Woman Figure Village People Collection Hand Made, Mexican Folk Art Man Water Jugs Village People Paper Mache Handmade Collecible, VINTAGE SIGNED MEXICAN FOLK ART TERRA COTTA POTTERY NESTING SET OF 4 HAND MADE, VINTAGE FOLK ART MEXICAN TERRA COTTA NESTING SET OF 3 SMALL HAND MADE SIGNED, 50 HAND SAND CAST HANDMADE THICKER STURDY MILAGROS MEXICO MEXICAN FOLK ART, MEXICAN FOLK ART MICHOACAN DAY OF THE DEAD HAND MADE TEMETSI MERMAID 0137, Traditional Mexican Ball-in-Cup Toy - Colorful Handmade Folk Art ~~UNIQUE~~, Old Mexican Folk Art Pottery Hand Made Painted 11"x12", Mexican Folk Art Najaco Mexican Male Figure from Lupita Collection Hand Made, Mexican Folk Art Navarro Mexican Female Figure from Lupita Collection Hand Made,
