The extended family is present in the stone house by the tree as a proud young couple introduces their newborn. Snuggling up to the baby, curious lambs share their warmth in the crisp mountain air. Brothers and sisters look on with excitement while aunts and grandmother bring gifts of home-cooked food to share. A sense of joy and gratitude pervades this scene from a town in the Peruvian Andes. A master ceramic artist, Dionisio Rojas depicts each and every one in exquisite detail, subtly alluding to the first nativity.

Product Features: 

• Dimension: 8.25" H x 10.75" W x 3.9" D
• Weight: 3.63
• Color: Pink
• Material: Ceramic
• Made in Peru

Story Behind the art:
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.

He forms the vases on the potter's wheel, while figurines are shaped by hand or in a hand-made mold. The pieces are fired it at a temperature of 900º C (1,652º F). When they have cooled, Rojas paints the motifs and protects each piece with a coat of varnish.

The handmade touch of artisan skill creates variations in color, size and design. If buying two of the same item, slight differences should be expected. Note: Color discrepancies may occur between this product and your computer screen.

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