Product Description
Applique wall hanging, Day at the Zoo: Home & Kitchen. This worried me a lot and one day I asked her about it. NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Families enjoy a day at the zoo observing an astonishing variety of animals. Apes and monkeys, elephants and giraffes, zebras and ostriches fascinate young and old alike. Maria Uyauri creates the scene in intricate arpilleria - embroidered appliques 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 of the wall hanging. Artisan Info: Hello. I'm Maria Uyauri Celis and I was born in Lima on March 31, 1955. When I got married, I found I needed to be able to do something outside the house. One day while talking with a friend and neighbor, I mentioned that I wanted to work. She belonged to a women's support group. And in this way, I began to learn little by little. I remember a German woman came to our group and helped us with design. Once she held a contest and let us choose any theme. I chose 'The Peruvian Jungle.' She liked it a lot and I won first prize. But she was very demanding with me in class and I came to think that she didn't like my work because she never said anything to the others. She said, 'Maria, your art and technique are very good.
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
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