Sly Siamese Hand-Painted Cat Alebrije _artisan--novica-artisan-8759 Atop an amethyst geode base

Atop an amethyst geode base

Quilla crafts this piece from diablo fuerte or yellow wood and paints it by hand

Nyoman Sukartini crafts a beautiful necklace

and inner peace

Sly Siamese Hand-Painted Cat Alebrije _artisan--novica-artisan-8759 Atop an amethyst geode baseWorking with native copal wood, Zeny and Reyna in Mexico create this wonderful alebrije sculpture, a popular traditional folk art of Oaxaca. The whimsical Siamese cat is painted in loving detail with a yellow coat and bright blue eyes. The folk art tradition of alebrijes dates back to the 1930's in Mexico City. A man named Pedro Linares was taken ill, and in his feverish dreams he saw a strange land populated with curious creatures a donkey with