The mission of NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, is to give artists and artisans around the world a global platform to express their true artistic talents, to spur their creativity and to be paid a fair wage for their craft. A bio of the artist(s) will arrive with each piece helping you feel the attachment to the product and to the hands that created it. You will enjoy the one-of-a-kind craftsmanship. Due to the handcrafted nature of each piece, colors, motifs, sizes, shapes and designs may vary slightly from the images shown or dimensions provided.
Ceramic
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Dionisio Rojas shares the customs of
the Andes with an expressive ceramic composition. The detailed scene takes place at a house in a vineyard, where a woman lies on the floor when she is about to give birth. She is accompanied by the ...
Floral doors hide a scene of
eternal attraction the birth of the Baby Jesus. The Three Wise Men accompany Mary and Joseph, every figure attired in the typical clothing of the Peruvian Andes. Alejandro Chavez crafts this retablo altar entirely by hand, constructing ...
Carrying their lambs, shepherds in traditional
Andean dress find their way to Bethlehem in a beautiful Nativity scene by Alejandro Chavez. He crafts the box to house this retablo (diorama) from wood and paints it in bright colors. Each figure is carefully modeled ...