Modern Turquoise Cat Alebrije Sculpture - Turquoise Cat Market Bag and a convenient zipper closure

and a convenient zipper closure

Their straightforward design and raised lips make them an appealingly casual accent for your table

She designs a captivating ruana handcrafted from cotton

She adds sweet scalloped details all over the design

this papier mache ornament portrays Anna in a cute blue dress and with wavy hair

Modern Turquoise Cat Alebrije Sculpture - Turquoise Cat Market Bag and a convenient zipper closureIn this slightly more modern interpretation of traditional alebrije folk art, a stretching turquoise cat is covered with stripes, dots and spirals. Artisans Pablo and Lucy Mendez of Oaxaca carve the sculpture by hand from copal wood and paint it in meticulous detail. Small parts are separated for shipping to protect from breakage. The folk art tradition of alebrijes dates back to the 1930's in Mexico City. A man named Pedro Linares was taken ill, and