Psychedelic Quetzal Handmade Quetzal Wood Alebrije Sculpture Janeth Quintanilla quietly reading a book

quietly reading a book

black and fuchsia designed in earrings by Nareerat

and is a stone traditionally of royalty

animals that could live in the sea and on the land

This wonderful wood elephant is created in Thailand by Jaifah Aksornsri using techniques taught to her by parents

Psychedelic Quetzal Handmade Quetzal Wood Alebrije Sculpture Janeth Quintanilla quietly reading a bookColorful though they may be, real quetzals have nothing on this wonderful alebrije sculpture from Mexico's Teresita Gonzalez. The artisan paints the copal wood bird meticulously by hand in a rainbow of colors. 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 in his fevered dreams he saw a strange land populated with