Novica Mexico
Wool shoulder bag, 'Jade Forest'
Sunlight streaks through a forest of deep jade green, interpreted in virgin wool. Working on the handloom, Alberto Ruiz Garc�a creates the fabric that becomes a versatile shoulder bag, or morral. In Mexico, these totes are used by men and women.
Merchant: NOVICA
Wool shoulder bag, 'Sunbeams'
Sunlight streaks across deep burgundy textures, interpreted in virgin wool. Working on the handloom, Alberto Ruiz Garc�a creates the fabric that becomes a versatile shoulder bag, or morral. In Mexico, these totes are used by men and women.
Merchant: NOVICA
Bracelet, 'Pyramids'
Mexico's ancient pyramids grace a contemporary design, each one a symbol of life's duality. Defined by gleaming sterling silver, the shapes are set with bone and dark bocote, sometimes called Mexican rosewood. Martha Vargas' hand-crafted bracelet is engraved with her initials.
Merchant: NOVICA
'Virgin of Love' (tryptich)
Xochitl and Rafael depict the Virgin Mary as a little girl in this set of three paintings. Cherubs hold her aloft in a lilac sky. Moons, stars and glowing hearts surround her, representing her constant love day and night. Titled "Virgen de amor" in Spanish.
Merchant: NOVICA
Gold plated earrings, 'Celebrated Jumping Frogs'
Celebrated in literature, jumping frogs become whimsical earrings. Albert Ickenroth crafts the fanciful figures of silver bathed in 22k gold. The agile amphibians were harbingers of rain in ancient Mexico. .
Merchant: NOVICA
Turquoise choker, 'Aztec Princess'
Carlos Cabral threads polished turquoise on a silver coil to form a very original necklace. Inspired by Mexico's Aztec art, the choker suggests a pectoral worn by royals. Its silver strands slide smoothly like a slipknot to open and close. .
Merchant: NOVICA