Cross of Lamentation Hand Made Religious Wood Retablo Diorama Andean Folk Art Essential Oils For the artisans

For the artisans

Expert in the Peruvian art of reverse painted glass

the earrings are shaped after hollyhocks featuring a textured and polished finish

roasting marshmallows

Zandra Lorena Sajbin designs a dazzling ring to showcase the Guatemalan gem

Cross of Lamentation Hand Made Religious Wood Retablo Diorama Andean Folk Art Essential Oils For the artisansAfter Christ's death on the cross, the image itself came to be venerated as one of the most important Christian symbols. Alejandro Chvez shows an empty cross, graced with a portrait of Jesus. Ladders reach to beams where ofrendas (offerings) have been placed. Figures in traditional Andean dress kneel below the cross, their eyes lifted in devout prayer. Known as a retablo, this traditional diorama is housed in a colorful chest crafted of wood and