This side table started as a garage-sale find. I transformed it into a mosaic-topped accent piece with a hand-set arrangement of fifteen Mexican Talavera tiles — every one hand-painted, every one different.
The center panel features traditional motifs: sun faces, a crescent moon with stars, a sunflower, and intricate floral mandalas in cobalt blue, terracotta, turquoise, and gold. A border of 1×1" glass tiles in graduating blues and turquoise frames the Talavera center. The outer field is set in 2×2" ceramic pieces in warm amber, sage, and smoky brown.
The dark walnut-stained wood base is an X-frame folding design — sturdy when open, flat when stored. The tile edges are hand-cut, not machine-trimmed — the irregularity is part of it.
One of a kind. When it sells, it's gone.
Materials: Mexican Talavera ceramic pieces · glass mosaic pieces · ceramic pieces · wood
Condition: One of a kind · Original artwork
Dimensions: 16.75"L × 12.75"W × 17.5"H
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