The workshop is a family-run operation in a quiet neighborhood near some corn fields. Their house is on one side of the property, and the basket-making area is attached. I always make sure not to visit too early or around lunch time so I don’t interrupt them.
When you first walk in, you enter a cool, dimly-lit room with hundreds of colorful baskets, trivets, placemats, tortilla holders, garlands, and other decor displayed on shelves up to the ceiling.
I always like to walk to the back room and start there, as there is better lighting and all of the newest items are next to the workspace. Here, you can see the dried palm fronds in their natural state and also after they have been dyed into fabulous colors.
“All of the products we make are friendly to the environment,” David reassures me as he shows me a collection of amazing baskets that he is getting ready to ship off to Guadalajara. Yes, that is just one more thing I love about buying their baskets…they are made from totally sustainable materials.
I tell David that I really like the baskets he is shipping off (and I am secretly a little jealous that I didn’t get to them first!) But the years have taught me that every time I visit the basket workshop, I know there will be something new for me to fall in love with and take home.
