Colorful Hummingbird Multi Color Hummingbird Alebrije Sculpture Crafted by Hand Wilmer Vilchez which resembles a chain stitch

which resembles a chain stitch

Balinese artisan Endah creates this elegant caftan

He develops electroplating techniques that allow him to preserve the beauty of the orchid in a gold-plated stickpin

Crafted of sterling silver with copper accents

Colorful Hummingbird Multi Color Hummingbird Alebrije Sculpture Crafted by Hand Wilmer Vilchez which resembles a chain stitchHovering on whirring wings, a whimsical hummingbird seeks out the sweet nectar of flowers. Zeny and Reyna transform found pieces of copal wood into a delightful alebrije painted orange, red, yellow, green, white and black. 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 Cal gypsy word for 'something difficult, tangled, confusing or