Psychedelic Quetzal Handmade Quetzal Wood Alebrije Sculpture _artisan--novica-artisan-4994 Handmade in & fairly traded

Handmade in & fairly traded form Peru

The tuxedo cat is then painted in colors of white and black

The design is by Thailand's Sasina

Resembling turquoise

Together we stand

Psychedelic Quetzal Handmade Quetzal Wood Alebrije Sculpture _artisan--novica-artisan-4994 Handmade in & fairly tradedColorful 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