Modern Turquoise Cat Alebrije Sculpture - Turquoise Cat Market Bag decorating it with colorful motifs

decorating it with colorful motifs depicting a typical Mexican small town street featuring imposing churches as a backdrop

Designed by a team of master artisans

She designs a captivating ruana handcrafted from cotton

this alebrije ornament gives a vibrant turn to this wondrous hummingbird

Modern Turquoise Cat Alebrije Sculpture - Turquoise Cat Market Bag decorating it with colorful motifsIn 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