Blue Cat Greeting Mexican Alebrije Cat Sculpture TH24 45% Acrylic

45% Acrylic

framing two teardrops of black onyx in this pair of dangle earrings from India

and red tempered by brown and beige

the bag features a traditional Thai design in black and red

Working with family members

Blue Cat Greeting Mexican Alebrije Cat Sculpture TH24 45% AcrylicWearing 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