Las Palomas - Coastal Mexican World
Currently Junceda, Tangie, JodiRebby, Amonovas, Nilxis and me are building a Mexico-themed world with an urban area based on Coyoacan (a district of Mexico D.F.) adjoining a nearby market town, and a ...
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Here are some ideas for items that are extremely common in Mexico:
http://oaxacacraft.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/creeks_running_in_maya_land.jpg
Angular patterns like this are very traditional in woven goods
http://www.theartofmexico.com/gallery/gallery18-300.jpg
I guess there's more we can do with wicker than we might think!
http://fineartamerica.com/images-medium/blue-and-white-pottery-mexico-john-mitchell.jpg
Blue and white pottery
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSrHsFTD8VPqMRY1KXefVeMuYN3cO8ZiUjNoI9-TpOMeoGK-7MdQw
These papier mache figurines are called Alebrijes. I have my room decorated with some and I adore them!
http://www.mexicoguru.com/design/designimages/saltillo-tiles.jpg
For the terra cotta tiles in the houses I've finished so far, I've used the plastics section so that the floor reflects light. That way, it looks like they've been kiln-fired.
http://www.mexicantiles.com/artman2/uploads/1/kitchen-backsplash-talavera-angeles-mexican-tile.jpg
Tile accents
http://oaxacacraft.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/creeks_running_in_maya_land.jpg
Angular patterns like this are very traditional in woven goods
http://www.theartofmexico.com/gallery/gallery18-300.jpg
I guess there's more we can do with wicker than we might think!
http://fineartamerica.com/images-medium/blue-and-white-pottery-mexico-john-mitchell.jpg
Blue and white pottery
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSrHsFTD8VPqMRY1KXefVeMuYN3cO8ZiUjNoI9-TpOMeoGK-7MdQw
These papier mache figurines are called Alebrijes. I have my room decorated with some and I adore them!
http://www.mexicoguru.com/design/designimages/saltillo-tiles.jpg
For the terra cotta tiles in the houses I've finished so far, I've used the plastics section so that the floor reflects light. That way, it looks like they've been kiln-fired.
http://www.mexicantiles.com/artman2/uploads/1/kitchen-backsplash-talavera-angeles-mexican-tile.jpg
Tile accents
