Holiday Gift Guide

Nativity

Montevideo, Uruguay

Carlos Clavelli is craftsman and Uruguayan artist. In his line of design objects he integrated wood with other materials from local production, such as wool, leather or felt, used in their natural colors. His work is part of the so-called urban contemporary craft, characterized by the creation of independent artisans.

Taller Carlos Clavelli Nativity

Size: 4.5 x 9.25 inches. Price: $200

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Nativity

CDMX, Mexico

The Serpentine Collection finds inspiration in a vibrant Mexican cultures to create unique, colorful and fun pieces with a current aesthetic. The raw material of this artisan technique is paper, which is transformed into original creations and quality products through a manual, careful and selective process.

Serpentine Collection Nativity

Height : 2 in - 10 inches approx. Price: $135

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Large Huichol Nativity Sierra

Madre, Jalisco. Mexico

This is an authentic Huichol Mexican Folk art piece crafted by indigenous people also known as Huichol. Huichol are famous for their beaded artwork and yarn paintings. This beaded sculpture is an outstanding display of geometry and creativity.

Large Huichol Nativity

Materials: Glass beads, beeswax and wood

Weight: 4 lbs., Height: 1.5-6.5 in. Length: 1.5-3 in. Width: 1-4 in.

Price: $280

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Pumpkin Nativity Puebla,

Mexico

Alfonso Castillo Hernandez and his family come from a long line of Puebla potters with more than 250 years of tradition. The family is renowned for its creation of elaborate Arbol de la Vida (Tree of Life) sculptures.

Alfonso Castillo Hernandez Pumpkin Nativity

Weight: 1.6 lbs., height: 6 in., width: 6 in.

Price: $350

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Martin Olivas Quintana White Bird Vase

Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico

This is an authentic Huichol Mexican Folk art piece crafted by indigenous people also known as Huichol. Huichol are famous for their beaded artwork and yarn paintings. This beaded sculpture is an outstanding display of geometry and creativity.

Martin Olivas Quintana White Vase

White matte vase with bird and geometric designs

Weight: 3 lbs., height: 13 in., width: 9 in.

Price: $1,450

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Tavo Silveira

Vase

Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico

A handmade olla by master potter Tavo Silveria from Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico. This ceramic olla is made with ancient traditions from the village of Mata Ortiz in Chihuahua, Mexico. The clay is mined from the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range, handcoiled and painted with natural dye paint.

Tavo Silveira Geometric Vase

Weight: 4.5 lbs. Height: 15.5 in. Length: 10 in. Price: $1,250

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Angela Corona Owl Bowl

Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico

Born in October 1983, Angela began making pots around the age of 15 when she learned from her brother Vidal Corona. She has found a niche in making polychrome owl figures and seed pots draped with lizards. Her sgraffito design and bright colored works are instantly recognizable.

Angela Corona

Owl shape Bowl, beige background with black, red and some colors, geometric designs

Weight: 1 lb., height: 7 in., width: 5.5 in.

Price: $155

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Martin Olivas Quintana Snake Vase

Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico

Beautiful Mata Ortiz olla for sale. Handmade by master potter, Martin Olivas Quintana, from Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico. This ceramic olla is handmade with ancient traditions from the village of Mata Ortiz in Chihuahua, Mexico. The clay is mined from the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range, painted with natural dye paint and hand-coiled.

Martin Olivas Quintana Snake Vase

Weight: 2 lbs., height: 8 in., Width: 7 in. Price: $900

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Mariano Quezada Mat and Polished Black Vase with Corrugated Surface Mata

Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico

A handmade olla by master potter Mariano Quezada from Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico. This ceramic olla is made with ancient traditions from the village of Mata Ortiz in Chihuahua, Mexico. The clay is mined from the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range, hand-coiled and painted with natural dye paint.

Mariano Quezada Mat and Polished Black Vase with Corrugated Surface

Signed by the artist

Weight: 1.6 lbs., height: 7 in., width: 6.5 in.

Price: $400

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Angel Guerrero Trillo Midnight Wild Animals Bowl

Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico

Angel learned to do pottery from his teacher Olivia Dominguez when he arrived to Mata Ortiz from Ciudad Juarez in 2008. Guerrero is very well known for his sgraffito technique. He paints the white clay pot with one color and then he incises the surface to form realistic nature designs.

Angel Guerrero Trillo

Midnight Wild Animals Bowl

Weight: 1.6 lbs., height: 7 in., width: 6.5 in. Price: $350

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Mariano Quezada Mat and Polished Black Vase with Corrugated Surface Mata

Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico

A handmade olla by master potter Mariano Quezada from Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico. This ceramic olla is made with ancient traditions from the village of Mata Ortiz in Chihuahua, Mexico. The clay is mined from the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range, hand-coiled and painted with natural dye paint.

Mariano Quezada Mat and Polished Black Vase with Corrugated Surface

Signed by the artist

Weight: 1.6 lbs., height: 7 in., width: 6.5 in.

Price: $400

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Leather Red and Beige Purse

Lima, Peru

Rochi Kahns designs are inspired and worked in a context of history, tradition and style. The handbags enclose a concept of unique piece that implies the elaboration of their designs, the election of the materials and the work done on each. All and each details are made by hand.

Rochi Kahn

Leather Red and Beige Purse

Height: 9 in., length:13 in. width: 5 in. Price: $550

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Kuskaya Red, White and Black Clutch Lima, Peru

Established since 2002, Kuskaya (a Quechua word which means “working together”) believe in a sustainable business model and encourage traditional handcraft techniques. Most of their pieces are one-of-a-kind and each collection is completely different from the ones before.

Kuskaya Red, White and Black Clutch

Handbag with a red, white and black pattern across the bag and black fur.

Price: $100

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Larimar Factory Artisanal Pendant

Santo Domingo, Dominican

Republic

Since 1986, Larimar Factory has served with dedication to domestic and international market through their brands and business units, creating handcrafted Larimar and Amber jewelry pieces in their small workshop. Larimar is a rare blue variety of mineral pectolite found only in the Dominican Republic.

Larimar Factory Artisanal Pendant

Size: 1 3/4 in. Larimar Stone and Silver Price: $170

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Larimar Factory Oval Cufflinks

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Since 1986, Larimar Factory has served with dedication to domestic and international market through their brands and business units, creating handcrafted Larimar and Amber jewelry pieces in their small workshop. Larimar is a rare blue variety of mineral pectolite found only in the Dominican Republic.

Larimar Factory

Oval Cufflinks

Weight: 10 grams approx. Silver 0.925 with Larimar and Amber Stone. Size: 3/4 in. Price: $120

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Mito’s Diamond Design Silver Bracelet

Lima, Peru

Yolanda Ormachea was born in Cuzco in 1968. By the time she was eight years old, Yolanda was already enamored by the wonderful world of Peruvian artistry. Even as a little girl, she would always make bracelets and necklaces out of leather and other materials. Yolanda has been dedicated to jewelry work since 1990, designing and making different collections from a variety of materials, though her favorite material are butterflies.

Yolanda Ormachea Mito’s Diamond Design Silver Bracelet Mito’s Jewelry

Price: $315

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Oro de Monte Alban Gold Round Greek Earrings Oaxaca,

Mexico

Alfonso Caso with his team discovered tomb number 7 at the Archeological site of Monte Alban in Oaxaca. They found a treasure with lost of Mixtec jewelry pieces. But it was until 1985 with the Mater Jewelers that have worked in Rosita’s Workshop (founded in 1947), Alberto Rojas and his wife Ines Valades found Oro de Monte Alban.

Oro de Monte Alban Gold Round Greek

Earrings

Weight: 6 grams approx Gold 14k and Turquoise. Size: 1 1/2 in. Price: $750

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Oro de Monte Alban Nopal Set Nacklace and Earrings

Oaxaca, Mexico

Alfonso Caso with his team discovered tomb number 7 at the Archeological site of Monte Alban in Oaxaca. They found a treasure with lost of Mixtec jewelry pieces. But it was until 1985 with the Mater Jewelers that have worked in Rosita’s Workshop (founded in 1947), Alberto Rojas and his wife Ines Valades found Oro de Monte Alban.

Oro de Monte Alban

Nopal Set Necklace and Earrings

Jadeite, Amber, Garnet and Silver 0.925. Price: $1,000

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Sergio Bustamante Treasure Necklace

Jalisco, Mexico

Sergio Bustamante is a Mexican artist best known for his depictions of animals and inventive humanoid creatures. Working in paper maché, wood, bronze, ceramic and silver, Bustamante’s sculptures are often painted or glazed, allowing him to bring even greater heights of imagination and surrealism to his creatures.

Sergio Bustamante. Treasure Necklace. Jalisco, Mexico.

925 Sterling Silver - Rubber. Weight 12.8 grams

Price: $245

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Yolanda Ormachea Large Butterfly Wing Pendant

Lima, Peru

Yolanda Ormachea was born in Cuzco in 1968. By the time she was eight years old, Yolanda was already enamored by the wonderful world of Peruvian artistry. Even as a little girl, she would always make bracelets and necklaces out of leather and other materials. Yolanda has been dedicated to jewelry work since 1990, designing and making different collections from a variety of materials, though her favorite material are butterflies.

Yolanda Ormachea

Large Butterfly Wing Pendant

Size: 1 1/2 inches. Price: $90

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Manuel Sarmiento Elephants

Dallas, Tx

Manuel Sarmiento, an Oak Cliff native, is a green metal artist. He prides himself on his green metal-art practices. Sarmiento typically uses carbon steel which is his current favorite, also copper or stainless steel from local metal recycling facilities, friends, and family. He bends and shapes the recycled metal into an array of sculptures – dancers, torsos, fish, and unusual shapes. Also, he does it all while being able to see through only one eye.

Manuel Sarmiento Elephants

Weight: 5 lbs., height: 13 in., length: 18 in. width: 7 in. Price: $245

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Tall Cave-Art Design Vessel Chile

Eduardo’s pieces are influenced by cave paintings found in Chile and by pre-columbian cultures from Latin America. He is also known for using the patina oxidation technique that gives his pieces a vibrant green color. Reyes has been working for more than 20 years in the Region of Los Lagos.

Eduardo Reyes

Tall Cave-Art Design Vessel

Weight: 1 lbs., height: 6 in., length: 9 in. width: 9 in. Price: $260

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Cozumel Coaster

Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico

Ayres Studio design their house and kitchenware with a simple, modern aesthetic while also ensuring utility. Their basic shapes pay homage to Pre-Colombian utensils.

Ayres Studio Cozumel Coaster

Set of 4. Size: 3.93 x 4.72 inches. White Marble Price: $120

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Vicente Hernandez Handmade Mexican Clay Mezcalero Set of 6 Oaxaca, Mexico

Hernandez is originally from Magdalena Jaltepec, in the Mixteca region of the state of Oaxaca. Vicente founded his first workshop “Greca de Sol” with his family in 1998 and later co-founded the “Tierra Quemada Gallery” in 2003. He has been developing different types of pieces, both traditional and contemporary.

Vicente Hernandez Handmade Mexican Clay Mezcalero Set of 6 Copitas

Each single piece has been signed by the artist. Approx. 1.5 oz volume, 1.75” height, 1.75” opening.

Price: $200

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Vicente Hernandez Handmade Mexican Clay Mezcalero Set of 8 Copitas

Each single piece has been signed by the artist. Approx. 1.5 oz volume, 1.75” height, 1.75” opening

Price: $250

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Alebrije - Love and Friendship Series 16/20 Oaxaca, Mexico

Jacobo and Maria Angeles are artisans proudly from Oaxaca, creators of Zapotec figures carved in wood called Tonas and nahuales known worldwide as “alebrijes”. Jacobo and his wife use the Mixtec-Zapotec iconography in their pieces creating a unique style that it has developed over more than 25 years.

Maria Angeles

Love and Friendship Series 16/20, 2017

Acrylic paint on paper Signed by the artist Size: 20 x 15 1/2 inches

Price: $500

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Viola Delgado Small Painting Dallas, TX

Viola was born in Sinton, Texas, but resides in Dallas, Texas. Her pieces has been exhibited in several solo and group shows throughout Texas. She attended the Art League School in Alexandria, VA and Dallas Baptist University in Dallas, TX. Her career includes teaching at after-school programs for over 15 years with Junior Players, which included designing a 36 foot mural for the corporate office of Blockbusters.

Viola Delgado

Small Painting Limited Edition

Size: 8x8 inches

Acrylic Painting on Canvas Price: $350

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Flock of Sheeps

Montevideo, Uruguay

Carlos Clavelli is craftsman and Uruguayan artist. In his line of design objects he integrated wood with other materials from local production, such as wool, leather or felt, used in their natural colors. His work is part of the so-called urban contemporary craft , characterized by the creation of independent artisans.

Taller Carlos Clavelli Flock of Sheeps

Wood and treated wool Weight: 2 lbs., height: 10 in., width: 14 in. Signed by the artist.

Price: $250

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David Ordoñez Lacayo The Lines of Your Hand Guatemala City, Guatemala

A renowned Guatemalan artist, he is attracted to Mayan culture, traditions, markets and traditional festivals, which is what is reflected in his pieces.

David Ordoñez Lacayo

The Lines of Your Hand Las Lineas de tu Mano

Polychrome wood with embossed tin

Weight: 2 lb., height: 16 in., length: 4 in. width: 4 in.

Price: $650

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Alebrije - Raul Ibañez Large Rooster Oaxaca, Mexico

Colourful wooden ornament hand carved and painted in Oaxaca, Mexico by Raul Ibañez. Painted with a bright and colourful Zapotec motif.

Raul Ibañez

Large Rooster Piece carved in copal wood

Weight:2 lb., height: 15 in., length: 6 in. width: 11 in. Price: $340

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