Tinwork of San Miguel San Miguel de Allende and the surrounding towns and villages is one of the finest areas in Mexico to find wonderful creative folk art. Here tinsmiths and other metalworkers abound. Woodcarvings and handcrafted wooden furniture can also be easily found.
Work includes much religious art and miniature work.
In this section, we concentrate on useful tin and ironwork for the home decor. It was during a visit to Casa Azul that we saw these star lamps for the first time. It has now been made into a museum. Several years ago, all of Frida's lights were taken down and track lighting was installed to better protect the art. In some ways this is a great shame because Frida had liberally used the tin and iron lamps and candleholders created by the folk artists of San Miguel de Allende to light her home.