Cat of the Sun Mexico Oaxaca Folk Art Alebrije Mystical Cat Sculpture Peace It is inspired by India's

It is inspired by India's legendary jamawar embroidery

Sterling silver forms swags at the bottom of the earrings

Arta Pradana uses traditional Balinese design elements to craft this bold ring

a ribbon of gleaming silver arcs into half hoop earrings

Above the larimar

Cat of the Sun Mexico Oaxaca Folk Art Alebrije Mystical Cat Sculpture Peace It is inspired by India'sThe sun illuminates a mysterious yellow cat, while sunflowers and hummingbirds decorate its body. Invoking the power of Old Sol, Zeny and Reyna transform found pieces of copal wood into an exquisite alebrije. These fanciful sculptures are a traditional folk art in Oaxaca, once based on twenty totems but today representing all kinds of animals. They take their name from a Cal gypsy word for 'something difficult, tangled, confusing or fantastic.'