forest ring

Tender leaves glisten with silver splendor in the lavish design of these earrings from Putu Putri. The intertwining vines are ripe with luscious garnet fruits.

.925 Sterling silver

Flourishing in a secret forest, a charming mushroom comes to life in sterling silver. A faceted garnet glows alongside. Jenny Setiawan designs a unique ring that is meticulously crafted by hand.

.925 Sterling silver

Kadek Hendra is inspired by a visit to Bali's Sacred Sanctuary Monkey Forest for the design of this extraordinary ring. Monkeys guard the unique beauty of onyx in a highly detailed sterling silver ring with oxidized contrasts.

.925 Sterling silver

Perched on a post, a summer tanager flaunts vivid red feathers. The migratory bird spends winters from southern Mexico to Peru. Expertly carving balsa wood, Maria Guillermina Rivera depicts the lovely bird often seen in Costa Rica's gardens, parks and forests. It adorns a charming pen or pencil holder, held in place by a magnet.

A perky red parrot alights on a tree branch. With wings spread, it flaunts flirty feathers in bright primary colours. Pablo and Lucy Mendez carry on the traditional alebrije folk art they learned from their own parents to craft the beautiful bird.

Oaxaca's alebrije tradition derives from the art of Pedro Linares (1906-1992), a Mexico City papier mache artist. While in a coma during a serious illness, he found himself in a dream forest with fanciful creatures made with body parts from different animals. They cried, "Alebrije! Alebrije!" When he awakened, Linares crafted the figures in papier mache and his influence reached to Oaxaca, where they are carved from copal wood.

Because each sculpture is an individually created work of folk art, shapes are dictated by the wood branch and may vary slightly. The feathers and tree trunk are disassembled to protect them during shipping.

Guatemala's enchanting aura lives in each species that inhabits those stunning forests full of sweet fruits and marvelous landscapes. Motivated by those dreamy views that connect every soul with Mother Nature's essence, artist Hugo Pichiya captures Guatemala's natural magnificence in this oil on canvas impressionist composition, depicting a typical black-capped chickadee sitting on delicious red fruits, symbolizing the country's prosperous spirit.

The painting, titled Carbonero Cabecinegro in Spanish, arrives signed and stretched.

Precise geometric motifs alternate with birds in an exquisite design. From talented members of Women United for Artisan Development, the cushion cover is woven by hand on a backstrap loom. Cording defines the borders, and the back is solid red. "We love birds," the artisans confide. "This design was woven by women who live in Quiché, a forested region in western Guatemala."

Should one of the threads snag, they suggest you pull it back into place from the back of the fabric with a fine crochet hook.

On a mission to combat poverty in her small village and create opportunities for women in her community, Guatemalan artisan Mirian Zet dedicates herself to creating beaded jewellery as a means of income and generating employment for others around her. Growing up on the shores of breathtaking Lake Atitlan, Mirian took inspiration from the wildlife and forest that blankets the Guatemalan highlands. Turning her love of nature into art, Mirian crafts these extravagant waterfall earrings inspired by the striking macaws that soar through the pure mountain air, utilizing red, yellow, black and white glass beads on sterling silver hooks.