Ayacucho Birth Retablo-Style Nativity Wood Wall Mirror from Peru _artisan--novica-artisan-9938 The words and symbols are

The words and symbols are oxidized to further highlight the motifs

Finding inspiration from the effortless beauty of nature

and believed it to be a sacred stone that symbolized life

palo blanco wood sign

each embracing a single gleaming egg

Ayacucho Birth Retablo-Style Nativity Wood Wall Mirror from Peru _artisan--novica-artisan-9938 The words and symbols areBy Peruvian artisan Alejandro Chavez, this wall mirror celebrates the traditional nativity. In the style of traditional retablos, Chavez diligently crafts a variety of different figurines from ceramic, painted by hand within a wood frame that surrounds a mirror in the center. The upper portion of the frame depict the nativity, while the left and right sections depict a hat and a mask shop. The bottom section depicts a group of musicians dancing and