Fiery Cat Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine in Orange from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-14028 Balinese artisan Made Wirata creates

Balinese artisan Made Wirata creates the clever design

This pair of earrings features two lovely sea turtles crafted by Made Wardika from sterling silver with shells of hand-carved bone

Unique patchwork

Adorning the ears on lever-back hooks

Khun Boom designs and crafts these delightfully modern earrings

Fiery Cat Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine in Orange from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-14028 Balinese artisan Made Wirata createsWorking in the traditional style of traditional folk art alebrijes, Mexican duo Pablo and Lucy Mendez create this charming cat figurine. The cat is carved of copal wood, its black body hand painted with intricate floral motifs and dots in fiery tones of orange. Alebrijes are a fairly recent Mexican art form, attributed to Pedro Linares. Unconscious due to illness in 1936, he was presumed near death and yet his dreams were extremely vivid. He tells of