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Brighten up your home with this colourful planter. Ivan Martinez handcrafts it from ceramic and decorates it with a Mexican Talavera-style fish design. It can be used for multiple purposes around the home asides from a planter. Try it as a guest bathroom towel holder, catchall, or as a mail holder.

Ivan learned to work ceramic in the traditional Talavera style from his parents as a young boy. He enjoys creating designs that mix functionality with the classic beauty of Talavera.

This casual, versatile shoulder bag from Mexico's Monserrat Dominguez is one you'll reach for again and again. The bag is crocheted by hand from polyester yarns in an azure shade, and trimmed with coordinating blue leather. The tote-style handbag features a spacious outer pocket and a magnetic snap closure.

These appealing beer mugs in a cool blue shade are crafted by Jorge Elias Martinez in Tonala, Mexico. The artisans use recycled bottles as their base material, melting and then hand-blowing them into the desired shape. The slightly fluted shape lends itself to any table setting.

Waiting on the shore of the sweet blue sea, two blue fishing boats are featured in this composition by Peruvian artist Alberto Herrera. He captures this tranquil scene in a realist style for a beautiful addition to your home or beach cottage.

Titled Dulce mar azul in Spanish.

Step into the enchanting world of Mexican alebrijes and experience the magic of extraordinary and mystical creatures brought to life. A fantastic dragon is the star of this acrylic painting by artist Morneo, who weaves a symphony of vivid and contrasting hues with each brushstroke, breathing unmatched vitality and allure into the canvas.

Titled Alebrije Azul in Spanish.

A golden hummingbird flies toward a beautiful woman who walks in the forest. Perching on her arm, a crested blue bird accompanies the mysterious nude. Tropical flowers surround her, beautifully portrayed by Marita Peña Mora. "To appreciate our marvelous nature, so exotic and lovely, to take care of it, contribute to conservation so that the species do not disappear," is her motive.

Titled "Naturaleza, aves y pájaro azul" in Spanish.

Made to the sound of the amazing La Tempesta di Mare by Vivaldi, Theus's expressionist composition profits from a palette of intense blue hues to portray a marine scene on the high seas. The Peruvian artist works with oil on paper, using advanced techniques to capture the sublime essence of the ocean and the fearless nature of fishermen, represented by sailboats peacefully resting in a blue seascape.

The composition, titled Veleros en azul in Spanish, is signed and framed with cedarwood.

Originally from Bogota, Colombia, and now based in Costa Rica, artist Carlo Jimenez draws inspiration from the beauty of that Central American country for this expressionist work with cubist elements. The oil and acrylic painting depicts a rectangular window through which a landscape scene of verdant green and distant blue mountains can be seen. Surrounding the window are geometric figures in various blue hues. "The landscape and man have had an element that will always unite them, the soul," Carlo comments, "with this series I want to show, from a human point of view, every object that is visible in it, from the life of every tree, waterfall, grotto, every blessing that we are given on a daily basis and that we can appreciate in everything that surrounds us."Titled "Montaña Azul" in Spanish.