You don’t even need to go into the store, (but we recommend you do,) simply stop by and explore the many dinosaur sculptors outside and yards of colorful pottery. Hidden in a narrow canyon, this nursery can only be found because it’s on the only road to the coast from busy Silicon Valley in California.
What a nice stop it is. After taking photos of the big metal dinosaurs out along the road, we walked thru the rest of the shops. We especially enjoyed the outdoor area. Lovely! There’s about three acres full of statuary, pots, outdoor artwork, benches, and all kinds of fountains.
Hey look, dinosaurs! And unlike in Jurassic World, they won’t eat you. The huge rusty dinos are the first thing you’ll see when driving by. What gardener wouldn’t screech to a halt when seeing this ‘garden’ of arts and crafts?
If you do venture in…. you’ll see countless planters pots and fountains in all the vivid jewel colors for your garden.
In another area, fountains and statuary, made from stone and cement, are arranged for your pleasure and delight!
Each arbor you walk through leads to more treasures…
…even snails and mushrooms.
Which one do you like?
One specialty of SpanishTown is the variety of animal statues. As you wander into this area, you’ll see more and more of them.
A Griffin guards the path…
The artists have captured their sizes and grandeur in rust colored metal sculpture.
While meant to be art for sale, the front display has become a local legend.
Talavera pottery is a Mexican and Spanish pottery tradition named after the pottery, from Talavera de la Reina, in Spain. It’s now also manufactured in Mexico.
Talavera pottery is hand-thrown on a potter’s wheel and the glazes contain tin and lead, as they have since colonial times. This glaze must craze, be slightly porous and milky-white, but not pure white.
Some of the imports are from Nepal.
But most are the lovely Talavera,…one of my favorites.
There are only six permitted colors: blue, yellow, black, green, orange and mauve, and these colors must be made from natural pigments. The painted designs have a blurred appearance as they fuse slightly into the glaze. The base, the part that touches the table, is not glazed but exposes the terra cotta underneath.
Whimsical creatures are made from river stones and metal rods, made into feet and antennas!
There are many artists and vendors at SpanishTown, and Fabbri Home & Garden is one of the best!
Spanish Town Arts & Crafts
501 San Mateo Rd
Half Moon Bay, CA
(650) 712-1050
If you are traveling westbound over Hwy 92, from San Jose, towards Half Moon Bay, CA, you will drive right by the Dinos,…and all the rest! What gardener wouldn’t screech to a halt when seeing this ‘garden’ of arts and crafts?
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What a beautiful assortment, yes this will go on my list to see, thanks so much for this tour.
Why would you name six permitted colors of Talavera and have a picture with lots of red in the pots
That's red-orange and yellow-orange. You would LOVE Talavera is you tried some.
hope to make it west sometime soon!!