I was very pleased with this item - the colors were more vibrant in person, which I was happy about. The paint is flat, with no glazed finish, which I wasn't expecting, but the owl is beautiful regardless and the colors are extraordinary.
The San Andres Xecul Angel that soars in the parlor of my nineteenth century row house in Baltimore reminds me to be kind to strangers and the homeless man who crosses your path for you may be entertaining angels unawares.
Bought two of these go with other Talevera art. The antennae can be moved to stick out more and they aren't flat so it gives the appearance of butterflies resting. Absolutely gorgeous work!
"Our father. lives on in our artisan legacy. Therefore, he is with us always. He showed us the value of tenacity and resistance in the face of life's challenges."
I was born in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, where Don Miguel Hidalgo left his ceramic heritage to the native peoples of the region. Today it is an... read more
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