l Interior is one of Austin’s oldest and most established folk art, clothing, textiles and home accessories galleries.

 
El Interior maintains an extensive inventory of oil cloth—in bolts and a variety of custom designed shopping and tote bags. Our inventory of hand woven textiles is unrivaled outside Guatemala.

Since 1979, the highest quality of craftsmanship and folk art are offered in our convenient West Austin location, all personally collected directly from artisans and producers from throughout Mexico and Guatemala by owner Marcia Lucas.

Marcia personally chooses or designs El Interior’s clothing line for men and women—blouses, shirts, jackets, huipiles, skirts, guayaberas, belts and accessories. The selection of San Miguel women’s sandals is the largest in the Southwest.

  

And, because we buy directly from artisans and producers, our prices are the most competitive on the globe. Serious collectors of Mexican folk art find unique and one-of-a-kind works at El Interior.

For personal and immediate service, call El Interior toll free at 1-888-474-8680. Or visit us in Austin, Texas at 1009 West Lynn (between West Sixth and Enfield). Click here for how to find us. We invite inquiries from wholesalers, designers, decorators and collectors.

 
 
         
Master Potter Dolores Porras demonstrating her pottery making skills at El Interior, Austin Texas; also pictured is Marcia Lucas, owner.
  
A parade of beautiful indigenous Mixteca women from Putla de Guerrero, Coasta Chica of Oaxaca; dressed in ceremonial finery with their gorgeous "chaquira" beaded blouses and full satin skirts, perfect for dancing.
  
A "calenda"or parade of "chirimeteros" very traditional flute players with drummers, from the Tlacolula region, part of  the Zapotec Central Valley of Oaxaca.
 
FOLK ART
Many artists represented at El Interior are international award winners. El Interior offers collectable art by the Aguilar sisters; Dolores Porras; Gorky Gonzalez; Enedina Vasquez; Adelina Pedro and family; Epifanio Fuentes; Gabino Reyes; and Isidoro Cruz; colonial style sterling silver jewelry; and Los Castillos and other grand master jewelers of Taxco.
 

POTTERY
at El Interior includes the distinctive, traditional talavera functional pottery of Gorky Gonzalez to mural master, Salvador Vasquez; fragile and beautiful green glazed pineapples and candelabras from Michoacan; humorous terracotta rabbit musicians and angels from award winning Master Don Jose Gonzalez. Intricate terracotta work of Enedina Vasquez is represented, as well as her sister Angelica Vasquez; prized black pottery of San Bartolo Coyotepec, most notably the work of Magdalena and Adelina Pedro; Fanciful toys and naguals are created by Serapio Medrano and Juana Corral de Medrano. Figural ceramics and scenes by Josephina and Demitrio Aguilar and sisters Guillermina and Irene Agiular; Whimsical bugs and scenes by Conception Aguilar; classic work by innovator Dolores Porras; and a large collection of modern and primitive pottery from the indigenous peoples of Mexico and Guatemala.

 
WOOD
Functional and non-functional work in wood ranges from hand-painted storage cabinets and trunks from Guatemala to an army of whimsical wood carvings: armadillos, porcupines, dogs and cats. Legions of lizards by Zaraté march across the walls. Works by the grand masters such as Isidoro Cruz, Gabino Reyes, and Epifanio Fuentes are included. Wooden masks, santos and retablos from all regions: both modern and antique. Rare religious wood carvings, including nativities/crèches/nacimientos of all sizes and types.
 
TIN
The Valdez and Villegas families of Oaxaca supplies El Interior with fabulous hand punched tin work: Christmas ornaments and switch plates. From Guanajuato, we offer mirrors of all sizes and designs, many bordered with talavera tile pieces, lampshades, and candleholders hand painted in bright colors.
 
CLOTHING, SAN MIGUEL SANDALS
Women’s fashions are the pride of El Interior. We carry Alejandro Julian, Diana Martín of Guadalajara, and Cotton USA. El Interior’s own label—La Sirena—incorporates indigenous designs and materials and is hand sewn to provide chic, year round comfort for the heat of the Southwest. Prized San Antonino dresses, Pico skirts and huipiles from Oaxaca, Chiapas and the altiplano of Guatemala are found in all sizes and colors; colorful "Frida Kahlo" tops from Tehuantepec and Juchitan; white-on-white rococo embroidered blouses from Chiapas; men’s guayabaras, belts and shirts.
San Miguel “Combat & Cocktail” Sandals provide the comfort, durability and smartness demanded for walking the cobblestone streets of San Miguel de Allende. El Interior offers a selection in women’s sizes 5 to 11 in several styles and colors.
 
JEWELRY
Necklaces, rings, bracelets, earrings and other jewelry from the masters of Taxco; turquoise jewelry from Navajo and Pueblo Indians of the Southwest; colonial style sterling silver earrings and necklaces from Oaxaca
 
TEXTILES
El Interior's outstanding collection of colorful, hand-woven and embroidered textiles includes work from all regions of Mexico and Guatemala: pillow covers, wall hangings, sarapes, Zapotec rugs and rebozos. El Interior carries a wide selection of Guatemalan tablecloths, napkins, table runners and bed linens from Zacualpa and Chichicastenango. Tucked in with the woven fabric by the yard are noteworthy examples of collector quality and antique textiles. Richly colored and textured, hand woven and crocheted bags from the Mayas of Guatemala, hand woven belts: from collectibles to simple sashes
 
OIL CLOTH
El Interior offers an extensive selection of colorful, durable and waterproof oilcloth. This includes a standing inventory of more than 200 rolls in different designs and colors, ready to cut to your needs: table covers; shelf liners; shower curtains, outdoor furniture cushions. Given the versatility of this material, we have created our own line of market bags, tote bags, lunch boxes, purses, train cases for cosmetics, waterproof messenger/portfolio bag, aprons for adults and children, baby bibs and diaper bags in a rainbow of colors and sizes: perfect for active use.
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