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For the World Peace Project, Andean artisan Asunta Pelaez painted 'Sunset Doves' at her Lima workshop, imagining an idyllic scene with a pair of peace-loving doves that "represent the feminine and masculine duality as it shapes human interaction and solidarity."

She explains that the floral hues and placement of each dove convey the uninhibited harmony of nature. Pelaez works in orange hues to transmit a sensation of creativity and enthusiasm, inspired by the colors of the sky at sundown.

A master of the centuries-old reverse painted glass technique, a style that has become her lifelong passion, Pelaez paints her multicolor design on the reverse side of a pane of glass that she places in a white-painted wooden frame.

Summer dragonflies alight in a purple garden, beautifully depicted by Peruvian master artisan Gelacio Girón. This exquisite wall mirror is crafted in the time-honored tradition of Cajamarca. The artisan paints the motifs on the reverse side of glass, achieving a jewel-like clarity of color. Golden color adorns the borders.

A feline character appears among the glyphs and structures that Teofilo Choquecahua creates for the design of this tapestry. Proud admirer of Peru's past, Choquecahua's composition is clearly influenced by Inca art. He colors alpaca wool yarn with natural and industrial dyes to obtain an intense palette of yellow, blue, red, green, and white hues. Choquecahua weaves the tapestry on a traditional pedal loom with a cotton warp in the legendary Ayacucho style.

Title "Felinos" in Spanish.

"The muse for this composition is my daughter Pilar, who was two years-old at the time," confides Leoncio Tinoco with obvious pride. "Time has passed by, and that's why I chose to return to that tender time, always in my mind. Every time we'd say 'Give me five!' she would lift her little soft hands, offering her little palms."

Tinoco weaves this admirable composition on a traditional loom, in the unique style of San Pedro de las Cajas. He obtains some of the colors from natural dyes, so it is recommended to keep out of direct sunlight.

Peru's Rios Family artisans are proud to offer this example of their remarkable leather work. Made of mohena wood and richly hand-tooled leather with a grape and bird motif and brass studs, its design is inspired by intricate saddlework of the colonial era.