Virgen de Guadalupe Small Tree of Life Clay Sculpture Parota Wood Imelda Ortega with meticulous detail

Imelda Ortega with meticulous detail

Usually used folded or wrapped around the head or upper body to shade from the sun

and folk stories with contrasting colors (either black and white or bold colors)

without molds or electrical ovens

Virgen de Guadalupe Small Tree of Life Clay Sculpture Parota Wood Imelda Ortega with meticulous detailVirgen de Guadalupe Small rbol de la Vida, Tree of Life, Clay Sculpture Handmade in Estado de Mexico, Mexico. In these Mexican Trees of Life (rboles de la Vida), one can see one of the most popular displays of Mexican Folk Art and one of the finest pottery techniques in the world. Each tree is a molded clay sculpture covered with numerous individually hand crafted and hand painted clay figures depicting a religious passage or a Mexican tradition. Get