Unusual Gift Ideas

Virgin of Assumption

 Richard Chavez
14”x12”x5”
Hand sculpted clay and hand painted Virgin of Assumption.

A great holiday gift idea from El Picaflor. Richard Chavez, a Peruvian artist, uses a special clay, native to the region of Ayacucho, Peru for his ceramic creations. He hand shapes the piece and prepares it with a fluid mixture of clay, water and color oxides before firing it in a low firing wood burning oven. Then each piece is hand painted with natural pigments.