Product Description
Ceramic nativity scene, Canoe Nativity: Home & Kitchen. He forms the vases on the potter's wheel, while figurines are shaped by hand or in a hand-made mold. NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Mary and Joseph fill their hearts with love as they welcome Baby Jesus into their lives in a moving sculpture by Dionisio Rojas. The nativity scene takes place on a caballito de totora, the legendary reed canoes that travel on the waters of Lake Titicaca. Rojas paints the ceramic nativity scene by hand, with clear and endearing detail. Artisan Info: The artistry of Dionisio Rojas Gutierrez has been featured in the Cincinnati Inquirer. Dionisio Rojas Gutierrez is an artisan from the Andes mountains of southern Peru. He has worked since the age of ten with his cousins, who are also ceramics artists, and his aunt who had an art store in his hometown. Rojas sold his ceramic artwork locally as a teenager and won art contests at local, state, and national levels as his skills progressed. Alongside his lovely wife, he fully dedicates himself to his ceramic artwork, in particular churches, lamps, animals, and musicians. The pieces are fired it at a temperature of 900 C (1,652 F).
Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
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