Guatemalan artisan Angelina Roquel wants to banish those bitter nightmares from your mind and allow your soul to enjoy an ethereal and radiant dream. With a spirit full of hope, Angelina handcrafts a...read more
"This is the portrait of a palm wine seller returning from the farm with a clay pot filled with wine," explains K. Baka. "She is the only palm wine seller in her village...read more
West African artisan Samuel Ashong's original batik artwork depicts a strong group of five women titled "Debt Collectors." Often in the marketplace, friends rely upon each other to help...read more
Robert Aidoo Taylor creates a beautiful piece of wall art from native mansonia wood. The sculpture, which depicts a man blowing a large horn, is carved and painted by hand. The Dagomba peoples of...read more
There is a goddess living in every African woman, and Ghana's Canis Dacosta Edwards portrays this spirit in this exquisite wall art. The artisan works with diverse elements—from calabash gourds and...read more
Bold and imposing, an African mask centers this colorful wall hanging. K. Baka works in batik on cotton to create the bright tapestry. On the mask's forehead is an adinkra symbol known as akoban —...read more
In the 1930s, Mexico City saw the beginning of a fascinating art style. After a feverish dream full of mystic and fantastic creatures, Pedro Linares started to create colorful animal-like sculptures...read more
Using a painstaking batik technique, Ghanaian artist K. Baka decorates black cotton cloth by drawing on it with a wax resist, then applying colorful dyes. This wall hanging depicts a woman at the...read more
Butterflies were considered magical animals by the ancient Aztecs, so they chose them as a symbol to represent many of their gods. These colorful creatures inspire Mexican artisan J. Blas to create...read more
Against a yellow background, a mother carries her child on her back, flanked by the Adinkra symbol Gye Nyame, which signifies the supremacy of God. Ghanaian artist K. Baka creates this lovely wall...read more
A cobblestone street leads past homes and shops in Antigua, Guatemala. With doors open wide, a small store offers fresh fruit smoothies, coffee, tamales and more. Carolina Cabrera finds beauty in the...read more