beaded wall art

Fans of Mexican traditional crafts will fall in love with this unique small heart-shaped ceramic wall art featuring aluminum flowers and red glass beads details. Artisan Margarita Revilla handcrafts this wall accent with the barro negro (or "black clay") technique, a distinctive Oaxacan crafting method that dates back centuries.

This remarkable ceramic heart-shaped small wall art, embellished with aluminum flowers and glass beads, is handmade by Margarita Revilla in Mexico. With this wall accent she pays homage to the barro negro (or "black clay") technique that originated centuries ago in Oaxaca.

This is a slightly more modern take on traditional Wixárika (Huichol) jaguar heads. Instead of base made from wood, the head is formed using the more ecologically-friendly cartonería, a hard papier mache, a growing and innovative craft in Mexico. Miguel Díaz is a Wixárika artist keeping symbols such as the peyote and the deer as seen on this piece. The beads are placed one-by-one attached with beeswax that Díaz prepares, and the piece can be displayed on either a wall or a table.

Barro negro, or "black clay", is a distinctly Oaxacan crafting tradition that dates back centuries. Margarita Revilla from Mexico pays tribute to this ceramics technique with this stunning heart-shaped small wall art. It is complemented by aluminum flowers with blue glass beads and is the perfect piece to fill any space with Mexican traditions.

A myriad shades of blue conjure a cool and soothing universe in this elegant nierika, or votive beadwork painting by Kupihaute. Scorpions scuttle purposefully around the center of the composition, which takes the shape of a flower with five wide petals.

The artist, who writes fluently in the Huichol, Nahuatl and English languages, talks about this work in his own words. "From the focal center of the nierika, the precious flower arises in spiral movement as the culminating expression of the deepest roots. The blossom is keeping in its entrails the seed that will disseminate the power of creative energy. This is symbolized by the scorpions that, in their wonderful body symmetry, show the essence of the power itself, since any imbalance in its mating dance, any missing the target, will cause its own poisoning and thus its own death. Therefore the symbol of cosmos, of order is shown in their mouths and the tails."

The intricate images are formed with tiny seed beads. Kupihuate patiently places them one at a time with a needle made of abalone shell onto a huanacaxtle wood backing. Beeswax is used instead of glue.

The process is totally spontaneous, with no previous sketch or design. It is guided by the artist's unconscious to tell the stories that remain in our collective ancestral memory. He signs his work with the symbol of a butterfly on the reverse side of the nierika.

Formed of three blue peyote buds, a lighted candle is radiant in this exquisite nierika, or votive beadwork painting by Kupihaute. A butterfly alights on either side in his composition, which takes the shape of a flower with five wide petals.

The artisan, who writes fluently in the Huichol, Nahuatl, Spanish and English languages, talks about this work in his own words. "The nierika is a mirror that is offered to the sea together with the first corn that has been harvested, in order to renew the cycle of rains that will give life to the next crop cycle. As in most of the ancient cultures of our planet, the candle represents our trajectory between being born and returning. For this reason, even today, during the celebration of our birthday, it is customary to light and blow out as many candles as solar cycles have elapsed. The butterflies and spirals are indicating that existence is energy in permanent transformation between arising from and returning to earth."

The intricate images are formed with tiny seed beads. Kupihuate patiently places them one at a time with a needle made of abalone shell onto a huanacaxtle wood backing. Beeswax is used instead of glue.

The process is totally spontaneous, with no previous sketch or design. It is guided by the artist's unconscious to tell the stories that remain in our collective ancestral memory. He signs his work with the symbol of a butterfly on the reverse side of the nierika.

White rabbits chase glowing orange deer around an exquisite nierika, or votive beadwork composition by Kupihaute, which takes the shape of a flower with five wide petals.

The artisan, who writes fluently in the Huichol, Nahuatl, Spanish and English languages, talks about this work in his own words. "This nierika/mirror represents the duality of our existence. The rabbit symbolizes the permanent movement of earthiness reflected in the lunar mirror. The deer is the spirit that animates the movement of our wise memory, marking the spiral path of our ancestral cultures in permanent transformation and adaptation around the peyote-maize." The artist has created the word "eARThiness" to emphasize the word "art" found inside "earth." "For me, this eARThiness is very important and meaningful."

The intricate images are formed with tiny seed beads. Kupihuate patiently places them one at a time with a needle made of abalone shell onto a huanacaxtle wood backing. Beeswax is used instead of glue.

The process is totally spontaneous, with no previous sketch or design. It is guided by the artist's unconscious to tell the stories that remain in our collective ancestral memory. He signs his work with the symbol of a butterfly on the reverse side of the nierika.

A watchful owl rests within the curve of the crescent moon. Bringing a creative vibe to any wall, this wall sculpture by Mexico's J. Blas is handcrafted of steel sheet, painted with beautiful shades of red and blue. The owl is completed with glass beads that make the eyes.

Displaying the gleaming hues of a rainbow of colors, this pair of dangle earrings is handcrafted of petite glass beads. Mexican artisan Adriana Trejo designs the earrings, hanging them from hooks of sterling silver.

A cross is often displayed in traditional Mexican homes. Jalisco-based artisan Margarita Revilla takes inspiration from these to create this swirl-patterned version in handmade aluminum repoussé. Aqua beads of recycled glass center its two floral medallions.

Colonial style crosses are a common decorative element in Mexican homes. Jalisco-based artisan Margarita Revilla takes inspiration from the this custom to create this beautiful cross. She works in aluminum repoussé to create a floral pattern with hand-painted yellow petals. White and yellow crystal beads add sparkle.

Mexican artisan Adriana Trejo uses shimmering and multicolored glass seed beads to handcraft dazzling stars. Hanging from hooks of sterling silver, these dangle earrings add a boho aesthetic to your wardrobe.