Blue Cat Greeting Mexican Alebrije Cat Sculpture TH24 framing two teardrops of black

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

two leaf shapes are handcrafted from glistening glass beads in this pair of dangle earrings from El Salvador

Working with family members

The style of the pendant recalls China's millenary paper cutting art known as jianzhi

Blue Cat Greeting Mexican Alebrije Cat Sculpture TH24 framing two teardrops of blackWearing 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