Blue Cat Greeting Mexican Alebrije Cat Sculpture _artisan--novica-artisan-9745 glistens like a dewdrop

glistens like a dewdrop

Shaped of terracotta and painted by hand

In cool blues and greens

wildlife wonder shines through the friendly manatee face on this crew neck tee

Blue Cat Greeting Mexican Alebrije Cat Sculpture _artisan--novica-artisan-9745 glistens like a dewdropWearing bright red lipstick, a whimsical blue cat lifts her tail in greeting. Zeny and Reyna transform found pieces of copal wood into a delightful alebrije. These fanciful sculptures are a traditional folk art in Oaxaca, once based on twenty totems but today representing all kinds of animals. They take their name from a Calo gypsy word for 'something difficult, tangled, confusing or fantastic.' Because each alebrije is individually created work of