About Latino Folk Art
“Latino Folk Art” is a home-based business owned by Shirley Neukomand grew out of an appreciation of the arts, culture, and customs of Mexicodeveloped while living in the country. Shirley, a San Francisco native, has traveled extensively in the Yucatan, Oaxaca, Mexico City and visited the Mayan Route in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.
“Latino Folk Art”offers a wide variety of genuine hand-crafted, Sterling Silver Jewelry, which includes genuine stone pendants, earrings, rings, bracelets. The heart of each jewelery selection usually includes a foundation of unique stones choices such as Red Jasper,Green, Pink Obsidian, Tiger-eye (pink, blue, green) Jasper, Lapis, Carnelian,Onyx ,Turquoiseand more.
TheSterling Silver jewelry lineis created and developed each year inTaxco, Mexico, bringing the latest and most unique one of a kind pieces in design and the best in craftsmanship. Taxco 925 Sterling Silver isone of the best in the world and isalways used ensuring the finest in quality and durability. The stones are unique, unusual and from all over the world.
Shirley especially fell in love with Taxco, not only because of its historic silver mining business and the art of its silversmiths but for the charming hillside town itself with its international population and friendly atmosphere.
Having a family background in jewelry “…it was only natural to get involved in the Sterling Silver business…working, designing and creating.”
“Latino Folk Art” also sellshandmadearts and crafts,from indigenous people frommany parts of Mexico, textiles, baskets, mirrors, masks, wooden and Paper Mache boxes, pottery, folk art . Shirley visits these regions where the Indigenous peoples live regularly and brings the crafts directly to market.
Join us and experience the joy of ownest the finest Hand Crafted Silver Jewelery from expert Mexico Craft Artisans.