Axolotl Copal Wood Axolotl Alebrije from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-5034 designed by Indonesian artisan Buana

designed by Indonesian artisan Buana

Nyoman Rena designs the bracelet

The warm open-front wrap is woven of a soft alpaca blend and finished by hand

and swirl motifs with faces of bone at the sides

Axolotl Copal Wood Axolotl Alebrije from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-5034 designed by Indonesian artisan BuanaJesus and Roxana recreate the axolotl, one of Mexico's rarest and most iconic creatures, in colorful alebrije form. They hand carve it from copal wood and decorate its body with joyful geometric patterns in a palette of saffron yellow, dark green, bright red, and purple. The axolotl's gills are detached for safe and easy transport. Jesus and Roxana come from a Zapotec community in Oaxaca where a large number of the residents work crafting alebrijes.