Our Shop is Open!
Posted: May 20, 2012 Filed under: Folk Art, Mexican Folk Art, Mexican Jewelry, Mexican Pottery, Paper Mache, Religious Folk Art, Santos, Textiles, The Shop, Unique gifts & Jewelry, Zinnia Folk Arts Shop | Tags: Alpaca, Frida Kahlo, Josefina Aguilar, Margarita Fick, Mexican ceramics, Mexican dishes, Mexican folk art, Mexican jewelry, mexican style, paper folk art, paper mache, Religious folk art, Textiles, Wood Carvings Comments Off on Our Shop is Open!
Come visit us and put a smile on your face…Celebrate the joy of the great country of Mexico… See the ART in folk art!
We’re open Tuesday-Friday 11-6, Saturdays 10-5
Closed on Sunday & Monday
612-824-4342
www.ZinniaFolkArts.com
Grand Opening of New Mexican Folk Art Shop in Minneapolis!
Posted: May 3, 2012 Filed under: .925 SIlver, Clay Ceramics, Day of the Dead, Folk Art, Frida Kahlo, Jewelry, Masks, Mexican Folk Art, Mexican Style, Milagros, Ocumicho, Paper Mache, Religious Folk Art, Sugar Skulls, Talavera, Textiles, The Shop, Tree of Life, Unique gifts & Jewelry, Virgin of Guadalupe, Wood Carvings, Zinnia Folk Arts Shop | Tags: Ceramics, Day of the Dead, handmade, Josefina Aguilar, Margarita Fick, Masks, Mexican ceramics, Mexican folk art, Mexican jewelry, Oaxaca, paper mache, Religious folk art, sugar skulls, Textiles, Virgin of Guadalupe Comments Off on Grand Opening of New Mexican Folk Art Shop in Minneapolis!
Religious Folk Art
Posted: January 11, 2012 Filed under: Global Style, Guatemala, Religious Folk Art, Santos | Tags: Gerardo Ortega, Josefina Aguilar, Mexican folk art, Milagros, Religious folk art, Santos, Virgin of Guadalupe, Wood Carvings Comments Off on Religious Folk Art
Carved Wooden Saints
Because over 90% of Mexico is Catholic, one finds lots of charming and beautiful hand-made religious folk art all over the country. The saints, above, are from Guatemala, another very Catholic country. Religion is a part of every day life in Mexico, from the home altar to crossing oneself in front of every church, to the pinning of milagros, to the omnipresent image of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Catholicism is not native to Mexico–the Spanish brought it with them in the 1500’s. In indigenous towns and villages one still finds religious practices that harken back to the days before the conquest.
If you’d like more about each of the pieces, click on the photo!
Josefina Aguilar Nativity Set
Mexican Shrine in a Bottle
Carved Wooden Virgin of Guadalupe
Hand Carved Wooden Hearts Covered in Milagros
13 Piece Painted Clay Nativity Set from Jalisco, Gerardo Ortega
Unique Gifts? We’ve got them! Where? Zinnia Folk Arts at GUILD
Posted: December 16, 2011 Filed under: Christmas, Jewelry, Mexican Earrings, Mexican Holidays, Mexican Jewelry, Milagros, Navidad, Religious Folk Art, Santos | Tags: Christmas, GUILD Collective, handmade, Josefina Aguilar, Mexican ceramics, Mexican dishes, Mexican folk art, Mexican holidays, Mexican jewelry, Mexican silver, Navidad, Ornaments, Religious folk art, Textiles, Wood Carvings Comments Off on Unique Gifts? We’ve got them! Where? Zinnia Folk Arts at GUILD
Zinnia Folk Arts at GUILD
4414 Excelsior Blvd
St. Louis Park, MN
Friday & Saturday, Dec 16, 17: 10-6
Sunday, Dec 18:Â 12-5
Monday-Friday, Dec 19-23: 10-6 (Yes, we’re open on Monday next week)
Saturday, Dec 24: 10-3
CLOSED on Christmas & Monday, Dec 26
Tuesday, Dec 27: 10-6
Select Online orders by Saturday, Dec 17 to assure Christmas delivery
Josefina Aguilar Clay Figures from Oaxaca
Posted: November 14, 2011 Filed under: Folk Art, Mexican Pottery, Uncategorized, Unique gifts & Jewelry | Tags: Josefina Aguilar, Mexican folk art, Mexican pottery, Oaxaca Comments Off on Josefina Aguilar Clay Figures from Oaxaca
Josefina Aguilar, is one of the most well-known and beloved folk artists of Mexico. She lives near Oaxaca City and is world-renowned for her clay figures of various sizes depicting people living their daily lives. She learned her craft from her mother as did her three sisters. Both she and her sister, Guillermina, have been recognized as Great Masters of Mexican Folk Art, an award given a few years ago to about Mexican 185 artisans. The charm of these pieces is contagious and many people (including the Santa Fe Museum of International Folk Art) have huge scenes of funerals, baptisms, weddings, and markets.
To see what we have currently available check our online store, right here!
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