Chapel of Santa Ana Folk Art Retablo Peruvian Nativity Scene _artisan--novica-artisan-4311 Handcrafted by Javier and Efren

Handcrafted by Javier and Efren with traditional blown glass techniques

Nareerat creates a wonderful illusion as she crafts these earrings by hand

Cozy up in this soft knit poncho from Peruvian artisan Alfredo Falcon

Glowing with garnets

Natural Stone

Chapel of Santa Ana Folk Art Retablo Peruvian Nativity Scene _artisan--novica-artisan-4311 Handcrafted by Javier and EfrenColorful doors open on to the Chapel of Santa Ana, where expressive figures celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Alejandro Chavez portrays his characters in traditional Andean attire, as a sense of divine luminosity gracefully descends upon the scene. This form of Peruvian folk art is known as the retablo, especially characteristic of the Ayacucho region. The wooden frame is crafted by hand, while the artisan fills the shelves with tiny ceramic