Mexican Pottery - Oval Bowl with Flowers - Lead Free - Barro sin Plomo 1 unit

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Mexican Pottery - Oval Bowl with Flowers - Lead Free
8.5" L x 13" W x 6" H

Beautiful Lead-Free oval salsa bowl with flowers and olive green decoration, by Demetrio Gonzalez, traditional Mexican Pottery from Capula, Michoacan. One of Mexican artesanias by Demetrio Gonzales, famous artist from Barro sin Plomo and Aid to Artisans in Michoacan Mexico.

Barro Sin Plomo (translated into English "clay without lead") is a nonprofit organization based in Mexico which will continue the lead-free initiative in Mexico after Aid to Artisans ATA completes its program "on the ground" in September 2005.

Learn more about Aid to Artisans in Mexico.

Barro sin Plomo & Aid to Artisans Lead Free Alliance Program

Mexican potters have been using lead glazes in ceramic production for hundreds of years. However, studies demonstrate that lead-use is a health hazard to consumers and potters families – particularly children. It is also an environmental threat, as it contaminates the soil and water supply near workshops. Because of global standards, lead-glazed pottery production also shrinks market access for potters and threatens a livelihood for thousands of Mexican artisans.

Barro Sin Plomo, A.C. is a non-profit organization based in Michoacán, Mexico which is dedicated to enabling potters to transition to lead-free pottery production, protect natural resources through efficient production techniques, and improved the standard of living from traditional artisans. Barro Sin Plomo provides technical assistance and innovative solutions to environmental problems related to traditional low-fire pottery practices in Mexico including 1) removing lead from glazes 2) reducing toxic emissions, particularly carbon monoxide and 3) implementing a more efficient use of scarce natural resources, especially firewood. Learn more about Barro Sin Plomo: (www.barrosinplomo.org).

Aid to Artisans in partnership with Barro Sin Plomo has been working to address the challenging development problem in the artisan sector of the use of lead in traditional pottery production. In October 2003, ATA launched a two-year program called the Lead Free Alliance (LFA) which combined the resources of the Mexican and US public sector - through FONART (Fondo Nacional para el Fomento de las Artesanías); US Agency for International Development’s Global Development Alliance (GDA); UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization); and through corporate foundations; private foundations; research facilities; the technology and skills of technical experts and glaze manufacturers; the health programs of government agencies; and the development experience and project implementation expertise of Aid to Artisans. Aid to Artisans is an international nonprofit organization based in Hartford, CT. ATA assists artisan groups worldwide to improve their livelihoods by building sustainable handcraft businesses. ATA provides practical assistance that includes business skills training, product design and new product development. Learn more about Aid to Artisans in Mexico: (www.aidtoartisans.org).

In 2005 Barro Sin Plomo, in coordination with ATA, won the 2005 World Bank’s Development Marketplace award for innovative, entrepreneurial and environmental projects. More than 2,600 contestants from 136 countries participated in the competition. Thirty-four judges from different organizations included National Geographic, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Conservation International, World Conservation Union, the United Nations Environment Program and the World Bank.

Artesanias Mexicanas - Salsera Ovalada "sin plomo" importada de Mexico

Ceramica de Mexico "Sin Plomo" - Salsera Ovalada con Flores, 8.5" L x 13" W x 6" H por Demetrio Gonzales famoso artesano Mexicano de Michoacan capacitado por "Aid to Artisans". Artesania Mexicana. Barro sin plomo.