In Mexico, Spanish potters introduced the potter’s wheel, the closed kiln, and glazes to an already thriving indigenous ceramic tradition. Hispano-Islamic-Christian-Renaissance forms and designs were blended with those of indigenous Mexican origin. Even the early mayólica produced in Mexico did not faithfully follow Spanish models but began to have an aesthetic all its own. The loose brushwork, the combinations of motifs, the varying application of paints and glazes are elements that became part of Mexico’s distinctive artistic expression.