hand painted ornaments

Perfect as gorgeous home accents or little birdhouses, Percy Rojas's newest design is ideal for creating a serene and natural ambiance. Using dried gourds, the Peruvian artisan starts a long process that results in this set of two ornaments embellished with leafy Andean motifs in a palette of black and brown hues. On top of that, the accessories come with cotton cords and little pinewood accents.

Costa Rica's tropical arts embellish a sublime creation by Ruth Guevara. Honoring the region's nature, the artisan works on a calabash gourd, hand-carving a traditional jaguar figure around geometric details. The ornament is later painted in warm hues that beautifully complement the material's natural color. Finally, the artisan equips her creation with jute cords that allow you to hang the piece anywhere.

Never again lose small belongings with this eye-catching catchall. Teodolinda Seguil from Peru chisels and hand-paints a dried gourd for this gorgeous item embellished with Andean flowers and details. This lovely item will be a perfect home decoration for any interior!

Stylized peacocks and pretty flowers pose on festive ornaments — one each in green, red, yellow and orange. Working in an ancient art they learned from their father, the Canto Sisters craft the set from dried gourds harvested from the yerba mate plant. They are cleaned, dried and painted before the images are meticulously engraved around the surface by hand.

Cultivated on the Peruvian coast for 6,000 years, mate gourds were decorated with images of birds and fish by the pre-Inca Moche and Chimu peoples. But it was the Inca who went on to use the gourds as cups and bowls, in ceremonial objects and in musical instruments.

Because each unique piece is handcrafted from a natural gourd, please expect slight variations in shape, size and motifs.