Product Description
Ceramic nativity scene, Worship the Lord: 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. Tenderly held in a divine embrace, the Holy Family receives the Christ child. Hovering white doves and kneeling lambs join the scene under starlit blue heavens. Dionisio Rojas creates a gentle interpretation of the first Christmas, in a new-world setting where the personages wear traditional Andean dress. Crafted by hand, each piece is individually painted with bright colors. An opening in the back permits a votive candle to be inserted. 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: 14.1 ounces
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