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Mexican artisan Javier Ramirez celebrates the Christian story of Noah's ark with this "tree of life" sculpture. In the center, Noah stands alongside a giraffe and an elephant, flanked by birds and butterflies. Floral designs surround the central composition. Each piece is diligently crafted from ceramic and painted by hand, assembled by steel wire.

Not intended for use with candles.

Romance blooms in this heart-warming statuette, hand carved from jempinis wood by Balinese artisan Gung Gus. A couple embraces lovingly while sitting together. Exquisite floral details are hand painted on the backs and legs of the figures, and their abstract forms make a heart-shape in the center of the beautiful design.

A gentle llama offers shelter to the Holy Family in this cheerful nativity scene by Guillermo and Eduardo. Mary and Joseph are dressed in the traditional garments of southern Peru, while the llama wears colorful acrylic threads. A cow, a sheep and a donkey accompany the scene—each piece crafted from ceramic and painted by hand.

Crafted of ceramic, this vibrant tree frog will add beautifully to your wall decor. Mexican artisan Sergio Ponce designs this wall sculpture, painting the frog with vibrant Talavera-style motifs and a body of green. Says Ponce, "I love the great variety of colors and designs that I can transmit in each one of our pieces, always maintaining excellent quality."

Husband and wife duo Zeny and Reyna from Oaxaca grew up with the tradition of carving alebrijes (fantastical figurines of real and imagined animals); both of their parents were master carvers in that region's traditional folk art. Here they create a wonderfully colorful snail in great detail. The snail is carved by hand from copal wood and painted in a wide array of meticulous patterns.

Small parts are separated for shipping to protect from breakage.It is said that Oaxaca's alebrije tradition descends directly from Mexico City artisan Pedro Linares (1906-1992). When he was 30, he became seriously ill and fell into a sort of coma. While he was unconscious, he had a most fantastic dream. He was caught between the land of the living and the dead; the place looked like a forest and was populated with creatures with body parts belonging to different animals. The beings repeatedly uttered the word alebrije, and when Linares woke up, he recreated these figures in vivid colors using papier mache techniques and called them alebrijes . His work became famous and eventually influenced artisans in the state of Oaxaca who decided to craft alebrijes using traditional wood carving methods and according to that region's world vision.

This ceramic figurine of the woodpecker its head to the side as if looking for a nice tree to alight on, ready to be posed in your home or patio. Guatemalan artisan Mauricio Morales hand sculpts and hand paints this characteristic bird with meticulous detail to capture the species' likeness. The aluminum wire legs and feet can bend to position the bird to your liking.

Hand-carved from suar wood and painted in tones of orange and white, a meditating cat makes a charming addition to your home decor. Balinese artisan Nengah Sudarsana creates this sculpture, depicting the cute cat in a seated posture with front paws held together.

Assuming a lotus position, a cat with grey stripes meditates and seems to smile. Balinese artisan Nengah Sudarsana shares his deep love of animals through his sculptures. With this hand painted wood carving, he communicates the feline's peacefulness and serenity.

God of fertility in some Native American belief systems, Kokopelli is often depicted as a man or a bug who plays a long flute. Mexican artisan Juana Ponce creates this Kokopelli wall sculpture, which is crafted from ceramic and painted by hand with colorful floral motifs in the style of Talavera handicrafts.

Displaying its colorful feathers, an adorable little peacock is hand-carved of copal wood, fanning its vibrant tail feathers. Mexican duo Zeny and Reyna work in the time-honored tradition of alebrije sculptures, decorating the peacock with intricate designs that are painted by hand. Each individual tail feather is removable.