Chapel of Santa Ana Folk Art Retablo Peruvian Nativity Scene Peace Handicrafts Spiraling vine motifs surround floral

Spiraling vine motifs surround floral shapes in this pair of dangle earrings from Bali

Sparkling aqua

grey-green and white

Local artisans select pieces of blue composite turquoise that gleam with golden veins

plaster and glass

Chapel of Santa Ana Folk Art Retablo Peruvian Nativity Scene Peace Handicrafts Spiraling vine motifs surround floralColorful 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