Axolotl Copal Wood Axolotl Alebrije from Mexico The Maya Artists of the Yucatán Vivek Nathany designs these lovely

Vivek Nathany designs these lovely earrings from India

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Neeru Goel presents these majestic earrings from India

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Axolotl Copal Wood Axolotl Alebrije from Mexico The Maya Artists of the Yucatán Vivek Nathany designs these lovelyJesus and Roxana recreate the axolotl, one of Mexico's rarest and most iconic creatures, in colorful alebrije form. They hand carve it from copal wood and decorate its body with joyful geometric patterns in a palette of saffron yellow, dark green, bright red, and purple. The axolotl's gills are detached for safe and easy transport. Jesus and Roxana come from a Zapotec community in Oaxaca where a large number of the residents work crafting alebrijes.