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Peru's Gliseria Soto works in the time-honored technique of reverse-painted glass to create this lovely wall mirror. The floral motifs are painted on the back sides of glass panes before they are set into the mohena wood frame. Applications of bronze leaf further adorn the elegant mirror.

Seated on a tiger, Shiva lifts a hand in blessing. Regarded as the celestial overlord of deliverance through destruction, Shiva has his customary trident by his side as a show of divinity. The hissing cobra that slithers around his head symbolizes his potent divine destructivity, and his matted hair is thought to contain the flow of the Ganges River. Shiva is one of the most complex gods of India, embodying seemingly contradictory qualities. He is both the destroyer and the restorer, the great ascetic and the symbol of sensuality, the benevolent herdsman of souls and the wrathful avenger. Unaffected by the whims of the world, he is innocent and guileless, pure of mind and heart. He does not adorn his body with jewels or flowers — he mats his hair and dresses in animal hide.

Ida Bagus Lawa Bargawa is a master of the batik technique, sketching the figures by hand and applying the wax resist freehand, which requires great skill. A different dye bath is required for each separate color in his elegant and complex batik "painting."

Dress your walls up with the help of this elegant relief panel designed by Bali's Komang Sri. Crafted from natural suar wood, the circular panel is hand carved with an openwork swan motif that fills the whole frame with curling tendrils.

Like four regal crowns, graceful motifs adorn a celestial lilac and white cross centered by blue-green inner cross. Alejandro de Esesarte creates this elegant wall sculpture and paints it by hand with a vintage crackled finish.

Because each piece is individually hand-crafted and painted, size and color could vary slightly.

Whether you use it as a hand mirror or to adorn your wall, this elegant accent will elevate any space. Sapto Daryono designs the mirror, which features beveled edges and an etched motif. The mirror has a loop on the velvet-covered back for displaying on a wall if desired.

Dress your walls up with the help of this elegant relief panel designed by Bali's Komang Sri. Crafted from natural suar wood, the panel is centered with an openwork ong-kara om symbol the artisan surrounds with a circular frame and lovely decorative elements.

Dress your walls up with the help of this elegant relief panel designed by Bali's Komang Sri. Crafted from local suar wood, the circular panel is hand carved with an openwork elephant motif, while a decorative frame gives the panel an ornate look.

Blue rhombus motifs adorn the surface of this elegant wall cross, featuring a four-petaled flower in the center. Mexican artisan Pedro Alba crafts the ceramic wall cross featuring a hand-painted design resembling the legendary talavera tradition.

Village life enchants Siddique as he finds scenes of beauty there for his batik work. Wearing traditional clothing and lavish jewelry, a girl carries a jar filled with water. The sky is red with sunset hues in this elegant wall hanging.

Charming and elegant, a delightful Maria doll wearing a red dress and bows in her hair decorates this ceramic plaque from Mexico. Maria Isabel Cruz creates the piece, crafted using the dry rope technique, in which a wax mixture made of magnesium oxide and fat are applied to the outlines of the image or motif prior to glazing. The wax mixture creates a barrier that keeps the different fill colors in the design separate during firing, before burning off to reveal the blackened ceramic beneath.

The charming doll originated in Mexico City when many Otomi and Mazahua people migrated to the capital in the 1970s. Due to their unique traditional clothing, the women became known as "Marias." An educational program was established for them and artist Diego Rivera's daughter, Guadalupe Rivera Marin, encouraged crafting these popular rag dolls as a way to generate income in the 1980s. Artisan women took the idea home to their Mazahua and Otomi towns and the dolls became popular throughout Mexico and abroad.