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"This portrait is dedicated to the women who go out to work every day to be able to bring in some money to feed their families," Juan Carlos Moreno says. The Nicaraguan artisan depicts a merchant woman in a colorful mosaic collage. Recycling dried corn husks from the year's harvest, he dyes the natural fibers and mounts the composition on card stock. A coat of resin protects the images, which are presented in a mat board passe-partout.

"This portrait is inspired by working women like this one, who don't the life's obstacles stop them. They find a way to be able to bring in some money to feed their families, and they struggle to give their children a life of dignity," Juan Carlos Moreno says. The Nicaraguan artisan depicts a merchant woman in a colorful mosaic collage. Recycling dried corn husks from the year's harvest, he dyes the natural fibers and mounts the composition on card stock. A coat of resin protects the images, which are presented in a mat board passe-partout.

Working with mosaic techniques, Juan Carlos Moreno creates a cheerful collage. The artisan depicts toucans, some of the colorful birds that thrive in the rain forests of Nicaragua. Recycling dried corn husks from the year's harvest, he dyes the natural fibers and mounts the composition on card stock. A coat of resin protects the images, which are presented in a mat board passe-partout.