vergrössern
El Árbol de la Vida, símbolo de Metepec.
vergrössern
La tradición alfarera y cerámica en este pedazo de la geografía mexicana se remonta a milenios.

Arriving at Cecilio Sánchez Ferro's house, that is, to his workshop, requires crossing a long corridor: crossing time. Here everything seems magical. It really is. We are in a municipality of the State of Mexico, in Metepec, which in Nahuatl means "on the hill of the magueyes." The maguey or agave is the basis for making tequila, a beverage that is part of the identity of Mexicans.
The tradition of pottery and ceramics in this part of the Mexican territory goes back thousands of years. Tradition rules. Cecilio’s grandparents made pots, jars and other utilitarian objects. His father was a tinsmith and his uncle Adrián ended up putting the mud in his hands. His house is an emporium, a garden.
The Árbol de la Vida (The Tree of Life,) the symbol of Metepec and an emblem of Mexican folk art, is a clay sculpture, usually small or medium, whose genesis is linked to the biblical story of the emergence of human existence with Adam and Eve. It usually includes astrological and mythical, as well as flora and fauna, elements. Over the years, the imagination of artists has extended their proposals as sculptural trees to very diverse themes.