decorative turtles

Two playful turtles swim amongst the flowers in this attractive sign masterfully hand carved by Made Mulyani. The artisan inherited her skill for wood carving from her parents in Bali, and her passion is unmistakable in this charming suar wood sign, which reads "Welcome" on the front.

Carved from raintree wood, a delightful lacquer ware turtle couple is painted by hand with lovely floral motifs. Nantana Sompamitre creates this charming pair of decorative boxes. Each turtle's shell lifts up to reveal an interior for storing small items and valuables.

With colorful flowers blossoming on its shell, this turtle captivates with psychedelic artistry. Zeny and Reyna craft this endearing alebrije sculpture with techniques inherited from their parents. They carve a found piece of copal wood into the statuette and proceed to paint it with hand crafted artistry.

Alebrijes are a fairly recent Mexican art form, attributed to Pedro Linares. Unconscious due to illness in 1936, he was presumed near death and yet his dreams were extremely vivid. He tells of a place where all was peaceful and quiet until all of a sudden there appeared a lion with an eagle’s head, a rooster with bull's horns and a donkey with butterfly wings. They kept screeching "alebrije, alebrije!" and Ricardo began running away. He encountered a man who told him it was not yet his time to be there are and he should continue running towards the exit. In this dream Pedro climbed out of a window and regained consciousness. He made paper replicas of these creatures to show everyone, and soon others began to craft other "monster-like" creatures in bright colors.

These smiling turtles are certain to charm the most avid collector. "Turtles are my one of my favorite animals, so I enjoyed crafting these figurines and painting them in different colors to make each one unique," confides Pedro Apop. The Guatemalan artisan crafts each ceramic figurine by hand and decorates them by painting their shells with lavish flowers.

Adorned with Javanese Batik motifs, this door stop arrives from distant lands to infuse your spaces with a discreet touch of wisdom. The accessory—carved from pule wood by Retno Pratiwi—boasts a regal turtle detail in burgundy hues, evoking the era of the Javanese kingdom.

With head raised to the sky, this decorative animal sculpture by Jon Stuart Anderson is elaborated with amazing designs and patterns that include floral and butterfly motifs. The artist has worked for 25 years to perfect this millefiori-style technique, which has allowed him to create intricate and amazing designs on his sculptures.

With head raised to the sky, this decorative animal sculpture by Jon Stuart Anderson is elaborated with amazing designs and patterns that include floral and butterfly motifs. The artist has worked for 25 years to perfect this millefiori-style technique, which has allowed him to create intricate and amazing designs on his sculptures.

Allow this delightful meditating frog figurine to become the embodiment of peace within your home, an emissary of serenity that invites you to embrace the present moment. Carved by hand from jempinis wood and adorned with resplendent motifs, this fabulous decorative accent by Bali’s Candra Suwitra blooms with a kaleidoscope of lovely hues that awakens your surroundings with a vivid pop of color and effervescent energy.