Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine in Orange from Mexico - Fiery Cat Holiday24 A spark plug body

A spark plug body

jingling bells and golden elephants mingle with blue calcite

Ivan Martinez in Mexico works in the traditional style of Talavera ceramics to create the pair of shakers

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Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine in Orange from Mexico - Fiery Cat Holiday24 A spark plug bodyWorking in the traditional style of traditional folk art alebrijes, Mexican duo Pablo and Lucy Mendez create this charming cat figurine. The cat is carved of copal wood, its black body hand painted with intricate floral motifs and dots in fiery tones of orange. Alebrijes are a fairly recent Mexican art form, attributed to Pedro Linares. Unconscious due to illness in 1936, he was presumed near death and yet his dreams were extremely vivid. He tells of