Handmade in Mexico
Three documentaries, without narration, showing craftspeople in Mexico making traditional, intricate, forms of art utilising embroidery, sculpture and wood carving respectively.
- 2017-2017
- 1 season
- Documentary
Three documentaries, without narration, showing craftspeople in Mexico making traditional, intricate, forms of art utilising embroidery, sculpture and wood carving respectively.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2017
Episode 1
Huipil
29 mins
Follows embroiderers making huipiles, loose-fitting tunics made from rectangular pieces of fabric joined together with stitching, ribbons or strips of fabric. Originally utilitarian, but have now become decorative objects of status.
Episode 2
Tree of Life
29 mins
Follows a sculptor as he makes The Tree of Life, a form of clay sculpture emblematic of Puebla State and originally used to teach Bible stories to indigenous peoples.
Episode 3
Alebrijes
29 mins
Alebrijes are brightly coloured, fantastical creatures, carved from copal wood and decorated in extremely detailed paintwork. The animals and patterns are associated with birth dates and full of meaning.