virgin mary sculpture

My new blessed mother, Praying Mary, is lovely. I’ve been looking forward to her arrival, and she was worth the wait. The packaging thoroughly protected her as she arrived in perfect condition ready for me to enjoy. Now I’m trying to decide where to place my new Mary. I also plan on saving artist Juana Ponce to my favorites. I will buy more of her pieces. Thank you, Ms. Ponce.

This is so beautiful. Larger than I expected but definitely not disappointed. I absolutely love this statue. Thank you!

I bought the first one for myself as a confirmation gift because one of our Deacons, in a class for new Catholics, said every Catholic home must have a few things - one of them was a statue or photo or painting, etc., of our Blessed Mother Mary. I bought the second for a woman in my Bible study, who is from Peru and just moved into a new home. I bought the third one for my sister, because when she saw a photo of mine, she fell in love with it - not for the religious appeal, but from a folk art perspective - and after looking at many online, I can't agree more. I watched the video of how the artisan makes the retablo and it added even greater value to it. I simply love them. I love the scene behind Mary - the high mountains, and the flowers, in a wooden box with doors. I mounted mine on a wall in my home office and see it from where I sit. I'm buying the next one as a thank you gift for a close friend who I will be visiting in a few weeks.