tall sculptures

Expressing their love for Mother Mary, Guatemalan artisans Juan and Carolina create this reverent statuette. Hand-carved from a single piece of pinewood, this tall statuette features colorful floral motifs and other designs that are painted entirely by hand. In one hand, Mary holds baby Jesus.

With a corona on top of her head, Mother Mary stands with her hands held together in prayer as she wears a floral dress. This tall statuette is created by Guatemalan artisans Juan and Carolina; they hand-carve the figure of Mary from a single piece of pinewood, which is then painted by hand with colorful designs.

Standing tall with its wings spread in a proud posture, this majestic heron sculpture will surely make an excellent addition to your home decor. Working in the Mexican folk art tradition of alebrijes, artisans Pablo and Lucy Mendez create the heron. They carve this impressive sculpture of copal wood and paint it by hand. Small parts are separated for shipping to protect from breakage.

Alebrijes are a fairly recent Mexican art form, attributed to Pedro Linares. Unconscious due to illness in 1936, he was presumed near death and yet his dreams were extremely vivid. He tells of a place where all was peaceful and quiet until all of a sudden there appeared a lion with an eagle's head, a rooster with bull's horns and a donkey with butterfly wings. They kept screeching "alebrije, alebrije!" and Pedro began running away. He encountered a man who told him it was not yet his time to be there are and he should continue running towards the exit. In this dream Pedro climbed out of a window and regained consciousness.

Latin America's Spanish heritage includes the image of the Man of La Mancha, the famous Don Quixote. The beloved character comes from Miguel de Cervantes' 17th century novel. Peruvian artisan Miguel Mejia depicts the classic literary figure using bits and pieces of recycled screws, washers and metals to create the tall, lanky figure of yore.