Blue Cat Greeting Mexican Alebrije Cat Sculpture _artisan--novica-artisan-9745 glistens like a dewdrop

glistens like a dewdrop

It comes from the talented Indian designer

Balinese artisan Susi Susanti creates this trio

This double-layered face mask is patterned in colorful tie-dyed fabric and topped with adjustable ear loops made to stay put

Shaped of terracotta and painted by hand

Blue Cat Greeting Mexican Alebrije Cat Sculpture _artisan--novica-artisan-9745 glistens like a dewdropWearing bright red lipstick, a whimsical blue cat lifts her tail in greeting. Zeny and Reyna transform found pieces of copal wood into a delightful alebrije. These fanciful sculptures are a traditional folk art in Oaxaca, once based on twenty totems but today representing all kinds of animals. They take their name from a Calo gypsy word for 'something difficult, tangled, confusing or fantastic.' Because each alebrije is individually created work of