gift for musician

The sweet tunes of the zampoña panpipe serenade the Andes with nostalgic songs. "The use of the zampoña has become widespread across the world and it is played at different functions," explains Benito Tito. "In Peru we play the zampoña during special ceremonies and traditional rites." Tito crafts this zampoña by hand with 13 bamboo reeds of the same diameter but different length. The pipes are tied together with a woven ribbon.

Tito includes a smaller zampoña as a gift. The set includes woven cases for storing.

Transforming a spark plug into a musician, Armando Ramirez adds assorted pieces of cast-off metal. The result is a unique sculpture depicting a man and his sax.

The artisan does not give his sculptures a fine polished finish, therefore smudges and scratches may be present.

Leaning forward in concentration, a musician plays a melody on the grand piano. The virtuoso is crafted from an amazing assortment of bicycle and automobile parts. Armando Ramírez recycles them as rustic art.

Please note it is the artist's intention no to give his sculptures a fine polished finish, therefore smudges and scratches may be present.

Armando Ramírez's artistic vision permits him to see a different reality in discarded automotive parts and scrap metal. Transforming them into sculptures, he portrays a jazz musician with his trombone. A spark plug forms the body while wire and metal scraps complete the piece.

Ramírez does not give his sculptures a fine polished finish, therefore smudges and scratches may be present.

Gazing intently at his music stand, a cellist coaxes sweet melodies from his instrument. Utilizing an amazing assortment of metal shapes, Armando Ramirez creates a whimsical sculpture made from recycled metal and automobile parts.

The artisan does not give his sculptures a fine polished finish, therefore smudges and scratches may be present.