Our Lady of Candelaria Handcrafted Religious Wood Sculpture Drying Mats Cotton & coconut shell

Cotton & coconut shell

Balinese artisan Yuni Kristina designs this fine silk shawl with a floral border in fuchsia

each stone is encircled by a rope-patterned line of sterling silver and topped with a faceted blue topaz gem blooming from sterling spirals

and communities caught in an ongoing water crisis are just some examples of people who struggle to have clean water

Working with rayon made from bamboo fiber

Our Lady of Candelaria Handcrafted Religious Wood Sculpture Drying Mats Cotton & coconut shell'In my village we are very devoted to Our Lady of Candelaria, so this sculpture is my way of honoring her,' says Jose Canil Ramos with pride and devotion. The Virgin of Candelaria is celebrated on February 2nd, which is when people put away the nativity scenes and thus concludes the Christmas celebrations. In Guatemala, she is the patron saint of the cities of Chiantla, Colotenango and Jacaltenango (of the Huehuetenango region) and Cunn (of the El