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WELCOME, This website is dedicated to bringing the work of particular Mexican artisans to the notice of folk art aficionados, international as well as American. Here you will find creations by Rafael García González, gold-leaf-on-lacquer artisan of Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, and unique masks by Felipe de Jesús Horta Tera of Tócuaro, Michoacán. 
There are whimsical and mystical animal carvings by
artisans from San Martín Tilcajete and San Antonio Arrazola,
Oaxaca;
Catrinas and other skeleton figures by Antonio Pérez and
the studio of Juan Torres of Capula, Michoacán; and Lupita
figures
produced by three families in Tonalá, Jalisco, near Guadalajara.
The name of the website springs from my personal gratitude to
friends in the city of Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, and to Marta
Quiroz de Villalva, the friend who insisted that I visit
Pátzcuaro. (Pronounced POT-skwah-roe). PUROARTE was added because it
better represents the
offerings and is easier to spell.
 The word "puro" in this context can
mean "nothing but," "just," and "through and through." Thus PUROPATZCUARO is not correct if we take it to
mean "nothing that’s not from Pátzcuaro," but apt if this site
can capture and transmit some of the spirit and beauty of
that city.Rafael Garcia's oldest son, Marco Antonio, designed the sign over the entrance with contributions from his mother and father. I would be thrilled to know that persons viewing this site were moved to travel to Pátzcuaro or any of the towns where the art pieces are made.  |
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