Psychedelic Quetzal Handmade Quetzal Wood Alebrije Sculpture _artisan--emrusa-tag-boilerplate this fingerless mitten set is

this fingerless mitten set is made from the super soft fiber shorn from adult alpacas -- not baby alpacas as the name suggests -- made by highly skilled Peruvian artisans

Proffering a bottle of wine

The artisans' explain

By Rajesh Gehlot in India

The organization has helped these skilled artisans promote their generations-old heirloom crafts

Psychedelic Quetzal Handmade Quetzal Wood Alebrije Sculpture _artisan--emrusa-tag-boilerplate this fingerless mitten set isColorful though they may be, real quetzals have nothing on this wonderful alebrije sculpture from Mexico's Teresita Gonzalez. The artisan paints the copal wood bird meticulously by hand in a rainbow of colors. Small parts are separated for shipping to protect from breakage. The folk art tradition of alebrijes dates back to the 1930's in Mexico City. A man named Pedro Linares was taken ill, and in his fevered dreams he saw a strange land populated with