Blue Cat Greeting Mexican Alebrije Cat Sculpture John Barrow 22k gold plated accents

22k gold plated accents

5" - bolster length: 13

framing two teardrops of black onyx in this pair of dangle earrings from India

He crafts the extraordinary iron candleholder by hand from iron

The versatile bracelet closes at one of two lengths with a brass bell

Blue Cat Greeting Mexican Alebrije Cat Sculpture John Barrow 22k gold plated accentsWearing bright red lipstick, a whimsical blue cat lifts her tail in greeting. Zeny and Reyna transform found pieces of copal wood into a delightful alebrije. These fanciful sculptures are a traditional folk art in Oaxaca, once based on twenty totems but today representing all kinds of animals. They take their name from a Calo gypsy word for 'something difficult, tangled, confusing or fantastic.' Because each alebrije is individually created work of