Fiery Cat Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine in Orange from Mexico Jalsu Uma Cooperative Seeds nest amid shining ropes

Seeds nest amid shining ropes while blue topaz gems totaling 7 carats represent the fruit

The infinite blue of sky and sea graces a crystalline ambiance of blown glass

Woven on a traditional Zapotec loom

like many rain shells

Neeru Goel in India crafts the dangle earrings with natural gems set in polished sterling silver

Fiery Cat Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine in Orange from Mexico Jalsu Uma Cooperative Seeds nest amid shining ropesWorking 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