Inspire Handmade Maya Worry Doll Inspirational Wreath _artisan--novica-artisan-10449 which provides sustainable employment to

which provides sustainable employment to some of the most economically disadvantaged artisans in the country

from dyeing the threads of rayon chenille made from bamboo

'The Angel of Vitality is from a series of sculptures that I created inspired by those beings of light that protect and accompany us

rainbow moonstone and garnet achieve a sleek

and tops them with wood beads and beads of carved cow bone

Inspire Handmade Maya Worry Doll Inspirational Wreath _artisan--novica-artisan-10449 which provides sustainable employment toBy Elias Garcia, this delightful diamond shaped wreath carries a message 'Inspire.' He covers it with handloomed Guatemalan textiles and adorns it with diminutive worry dolls in traditional dress, crafted by his sister of the Lopez Garcia family. According to Maya legend, the sun god gave princess Ixmucane the gift of solving people's problems. With time people started making dolls in Ixmucane's honor and they would tell her their woes, hoping she