lovely wall art

Monica de Castellanos' ceramic angel wall art collection is an excellent choice for adding a touch of cultural elegance to your space. Each accessory is carefully hand-painted to showcase the traditional female costumes of diverse regions of Guatemala. The exquisite Joyabaj attire is a perfect example, featuring a red skirt with colourful stripes and accents as well as a black blouse or hüipil adorned with lovely motifs. The impressive wings and guitar further enhance the beauty of this accessory that can be hung from a steel hook at that very special spot at home.

Discover the cultural richness of Guatemala through Monica de Castellanos' captivating ceramic angel wall art collection. Meticulously painted by hand, each accessory depicts the traditional female attire of diverse regions of her country. This lovely Coban costume features a red skirt with squares and a light blue blouse or hüipil filled with mesmerizing motifs. The wings and guitar complete this beautiful decorative accent that can be displayed anywhere you like thanks to a steel hook.

Costa Rican artisan Blanca Padilla designs and handcrafts this lovely trio of angels from fiber extracted from cabuya or fique, a succulent that looks similar to agave. The cabuya fiber is a beautiful creamy antique white, and the artisan works with its natural texture to from the features of this wall sculpture. Gold thread is woven with the cabuya to accent each angel's halo and the hem of her gown, and she carries a lovely bouquet of paper and natural dried flowers in red, yellow, and green. A star shoots over the trio.

The art and skill of creating handicrafts from cabuya or fique has been handed down through Blanca Padilla's family for generations. The artisan sources her material herself, growing and harvesting the cabuya, extracting the fiber, and preparing it for use in the handicrafts. Blanca Padilla hopes to help revitalize the cabuya craft industry with the success of her designs.

A lovely angel with hands folded in prayer and roses in her flowing auburn hair graces this handcrafted decorative ceramic plate. Designed by Mexican artisan Maria Isabel Cruz, the plate is made using the centuries-old dry rope technique, in which a wax mixture is applied to the outlines of the image or motif prior to glazing. The wax mixture creates a barrier that keeps the different fill colors in the design separate during firing, before burning off to reveal the blackened ceramic beneath. The plate can be hung on a wall for display via the nylon cord on the back.