ceramic wall hanging

Hands held together in prayer, the Virgin Mary is exalted with this wall sculpture from Mexico. Juana Ponce creates this hacienda-style wall sculpture, which is crafted from ceramic and painted by hand with vibrant colors in the tradition of Talavera handicrafts. This sculpture can be displayed on a tabletop as well as a wall.

Flying on her colorful wings, a woman in a red and pink dress cradles a dove under her arm. Mexican artisan Maria Isabel Cruz creates this piece of ceramic wall art, which is made using the centuries-old dry rope technique, in which a wax mixture made of magnesium oxide and fat are 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. A length of nylon cord on the back provides for easy hanging.