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Applique oven gloves, 'Lettuce Harvest' (pair)
Fields of crisp lettuce are ready for harvest in a small highland hamlet. Depicted on oven mitts, the scene takes place with wonderful details. Birds soar overhead, looking down on sheep, cattle and llamas while the women tend their fertile gardens. Leonor Quispe works in the traditional art of arpiller�a (patchwork) to create these pot holders. Each tiny figure is crafted in three dimensions and embroidered.
Applique wall hanging, 'Lettuce Harvest'
Fields of crisp lettuce are ready for harvest in a small highland hamlet. Depicted in vivid color, the scene takes place with wonderful details. A condor soars overhead, looking down on sheep, cattle and llamas while the women tend their fertile gardens. Leonor Quispe works in the traditional art of arpiller�a (patchwork) to create this lovely wall hanging. Each tiny figure is crafted in three dimensions and lavishly embroidered. A display rod can be slipped through an opening at the top.
Applique wall hanging, 'Happy Village'
Neighbors in a highland hamlet pitch in to help one another with their chores. Agriculture is their sustenance, and villagers grow potatoes, citrus and nopal cactus. Serenaded by a boy with zampo�a panpipes, shepherds tend llamas, sheep and cattle. Luzmila Garcia works in the traditional art of arpiller�a (patchwork) to create this cheerful wall hanging. Each tiny figure is crafted in three dimensions and embroidered. A display rod can be slipped through an opening at the top.
Applique wall hanging, 'Amazon'
A baby elephant joins creatures from the Peruvian Amazon in this fanciful appliqu� wall hanging. Brachiating from tree to tree, a monkey chatters excitedly while pink ducks wade in the river. A serpent slithers up a tree and smiling people go about their business. Working in the traditional art of arpiller�a (patchwork), women of the Santa Magdalena Association create this delightful piece. Each tiny figure is crafted in three dimensions and embroidered. A display rod can be slipped through an opening at the top.
Applique cushion cover, 'Andean Life'
Crafted entirely by hand, this charming cushion cover depicts life in the Andean highlands. Houses with red tile roofs cluster in a tiny village surrounded by fields, meadows and orchards. Villagers in traditional dress tend farms and family as a butterfly flutters through the sky. Leonor Quispe works in the traditional art of arpiller�a (patchwork). Each tiny figure is crafted in three dimensions and lavishly embroidered. An opening at the back permits the cushion to be inserted.
Applique wall hanging, 'Rose Garden'
Husband and wife work together in the garden that surrounds their Andean home. Cradling their young baby, the wife watches as doves alight in fruit trees. Luzmila Garcia demonstrates her skill at the traditional art of arpiller�a (patchwork) to create this charming wall hanging. Each tiny figure is crafted in three dimensions and embroidered. A display rod can be slipped through an opening at the top.
Applique wall hanging, 'River Walk'
An urban family strolls the river walk together, pausing to marvel at teeming fish in the clear blue waters. Luzmila Garc�a creates a charming wall hanging set in the Andes. She demonstrates her skill at the traditional art of arpiller�a (patchwork). Each tiny figure is crafted in three dimensions and embroidered. A display rod can be slipped through an opening at the top.
Applique wall hanging, 'Andean Wedding'
This lovely patchwork illustrates a wedding in a Peruvian town. With her meticulous appliqu� and stitching, Mar�a Uyauri depicts the bridal party in the atrium of a whitewashed church. Bride, groom, priest, friends and family appear in joyous colors. Uyauri creates this beautiful wall hanging in intricate arpiller�a � embroidered appliqu�s of fabric cutouts hand-stitched to a background of cotton. Crafted in three dimensions, each figure is lavishly embroidered. A display rod can slip through an opening at the top.
Applique pot holders, 'Gourd Harvest' (pair)
Andean scenes illuminate these charming appliqu� pot holders. Working in the traditional art of arpiller�a (patchwork), Lucila portrays the harvest of zapallo gourds. Her careful use of color and meticulous stitching result in a delightful design with three-dimensional figures.
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