trinity rings

Let your plants flourish inside this minimalist black flower pot designed by women from the Lombok Pottery Center in Indonesia. Hand crafted from ceramic, the pot features three hand engraved beige rings and pretty matte, glazed finish.

Alejandro Chavez crafts a mirror frame rooted in Andean tradition with four different vignettes. At the top, Andean shepherds serenade the Holy Family beneath the stars on the very first Christmas. To the left and right, a llama and a cow rest outdoors. Along the bottom are three bright flowers. Known as a retablo, this traditional diorama is housed in a colorful chest crafted of wood and painted. The Peruvian artisan carefully models each figure from ceramic plaster and paints them by hand to surround a heart-shaped looking glass.

By Feriberto Aylas, this nativity scene from Peru will add a touch of reverence to your home decor this holiday season. Crafted of ceramic, Mary, Joseph, the three wise men, and two farm animals surround the swaddled baby Jesus. Each character is dressed in blue with hand-painted gold-tone accents.

Using traditional Spanish majolica techniques, the Contreras Family in Mexico creates gorgeous tableware. This beautiful pair of dinner plates is crafted and painted by hand with a colorful colibri or hummingbird, surrounded by a border of feathery flourishes. The lead-free plates make a wonderful addition to any table setting.

Using traditional Spanish majolica techniques, the Contreras Family in Mexico creates gorgeous tableware. This beautiful serving dish is crafted and painted by hand with a colorful colibri or hummingbird, surrounded by a border of feathery flourishes. The lead-free serving bowl makes a wonderful addition to a well-dressed table.

Members of the Aguilar Artisan Workshop in Oaxaca, Mexico create a lovely 11-piece ceramic nativity scene. Each figurine is shaped by hand into a ringing bell, and colorfully hand-painted in exquisite detail with white floral motifs on the natural clay colored bell. The set includes Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, The Three Wise Men, an angel, a shepherd holding a lamb, a woman bringing food, a cow, and a sheep. An heirloom quality set to display year-round. Given the handcrafted nature, please expect variations making each set unique.

Luis Alberto Gutiérrez pays tribute to his country's pre-Columbian heritage with this striking ceramic sculpture painted with a terracotta color created using pulverized stone. Long-tailed lizards appear to crawl up each of the handmade sculpture's three slender legs, while two rings of dots adorn the base of the vessel's long neck. The tripod's design is influenced by similar ceramic objects crafted by Costa Rica's indigenous peoples many centuries ago. "These are the vessels our ancestors used in funeral rituals, where they deposited the funeral remains together with other ceramic pieces and metals; these pieces carry with them a great deal of history and they comprise many years of antiquity," explains the artisan.