Contest Winners

 

Last week I was at the Palace of Fine Arts to buy tickets for the Ballet Folklórico. I noticed that they had a special exhibit with the winning entries of the twelfth annual National Contest of Master Artesans, so I went upstairs to see the display.

Here are some of the winners...

Hand-tooled leather saddle

by José Eduardo Loyo Herendia

from the state of Veracruz

A large, glazed plate for serving paella

by Germán Montoya Vásquez

from the State of México

A lacquer chest decorated with jaguars and other animals

by Daniel Franco Pérez

from the state of Guerrero

A large candelabra, modeled from clay, with figures of crowned nuns

by Cecilia Sánchez Fierro

from the State of México

 Notice that the nuns are skeletons.

A silver vase in the shape of two peacocks

by Carlos Punzo Cazares

from the state of Michoacán

Sculptures of traditional musicians carved from cedar

by José Alberto González Montoya

from the state of Chiapas

Handmade guitar

by Fructuoso Zalapa Luna

from the state of Michoacán

Wooden box laminated with 24 karat gold

by Fidela Sánchez Pantaleón

from the state of Guerrero

The Immaculate Conception modeled from beeswax

by Juan Carlos Salgado Crespo

from the state of Guanajuato

Basket woven from palm fronds

by Gonzalo Rodríguez Jerónimo

from the state of Tabasco

Clay sculpture of the sun

by Germán Montoya Bueno

from the State of México

Embroidered "huipil" (traditional garment worn by indigenous women)

by María Florencia Mëndez Hernández

from the state of Chiapas

Large painting done on "amate" paper made from the bark of the fig tree

by Bernabé Díaz Nava 

from the state of Guerrero

The painting shows scenes from traditional village life.

The show is a delightful sample of the variety and talent of Mexico's artists and artisans.