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Floral Wood Message Center in Orange from Mexico, 'Mandarin Dreams'

Product ID: U35750

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Floral Wood Message Center in Orange from Mexico, 'Mandarin Dreams'

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The perfect accessory for your home or office, this vibrant message center is presented by the talented artisans at Zapotec Dream Family Workshop. The Mexican artisans handcraft the frame of pinewood, complete with a pen holder on the side. Hand-painted purple floral motifs over a body of orange, inspired by the tradition of alebrije sculptures, accentuate this amazing accessory. It opens to reveal 50 pages of paper.

Made in Mexico

  • Pinewood, paper
  • Signed by the artist
  • Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
  • Free Gift Wrap? Yes
  • Premium Gift Wrap? Yes
  • 0.16 kgs
  • 0.4 lbs
  • Frame: 3.9 cm H x 13 cm W x 13 cm D
  • Frame: 1.5" H x 5" W x 5" D
  • Notepad size: 7 cm W x 10.5 cm H
  • Notepad size: 2.8" W x 4.1" H
  • 50 pages
  • 50 pages
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Zapotec Dream Family Workshop

Meet the Artist

Artfully crafted by Zapotec Dream Family Workshop from Mexico.

 

Meet the Artist

Zapotec Dream Family Workshop

Zapotec Dream Family Workshop

"It's easy to find inspiration. We're surrounded by manifestations of nature, of history and culture. All of this can be seen in our designs."

Latest Update “We have had a little time to work in partnership with Novica, which is a great privilege and has given us... Latest Update

“We have had a little time to work in partnership with Novica, which is a great privilege and has given us a much broader vision than we have imagined.

“As craftsmen, we are dedicated to preserving this beautiful tradition of alebrijes in copal wood, working with materials that the earth offers us for that Mexican essence. We still use the same processes and techniques such as hand carving, sanding, and painting. We still continue with the ancestral technique of detailing our pieces with maguey thorns.

“NOVICA has actively supported us to promote our work at the international level in a modern way; since our work as a family is to preserve what our parents have left us as a legacy. We are very fortunate that our work allows us to be in very close contact with our families.

“Time, experience and perseverance have allowed us to perfect our techniques and the touch that our family gives to this beautiful tradition. This has led us to win several competitions; among them, 1st place at the state level of the Popular Oaxaca Toy 2017 contest in wood for ‘Distinctive Modern Artisan’.

“We have managed to have the foundation that supports our family, as the second generation of art initiators in our community, Our uncles and our parents, through their ingenuity and creativity, managed to consolidate wood carving as a representative craft at the state, national and international levels.

“Now we want to develop our brand in a consolidated way that allows us to share this seal of our family that has given us great happiness. Now we instruct the next generation, that is our children. That is the most important reason to move forward.”

Original Artisan Story

"Our family workshop came to life in a Zapotec town in Oaxaca. When we were still children, we learned how to help our parents with the farming. Our father, Enedino Cruz Hernandez, was one of the early wood carvers who created alebrijes. Everyone in the family is very proud of him and we work to transmit the art to the next generation.

"The most fascinating part of our work is the connection we create with nature and our ancestral Zapotec culture. The colors elicit a sensation of mysticism that impregnates each work of art.

"One of the characteristics of our workshop is that we try to be sustainable in the use of wood. We use yacahuite pinewood or white copal wood, which we acquire from certified distributors. We also use the wood from other endemic types of copal, which are abundant in the region. For some special cases, we use other natural materials like soil, which we use to make dyes.

"When we decided to set up a workshop of our own, it was quite a challenge. We had to reconsider our goals and our discipline. We continue moving forward with the clear objective of sharing our family legacy, the Zapotec tradition of crafting alebrijes. Each one is a quality work of handcrafted art with a vision that is emblematic, innovative and symbolic of Oaxaca.

"We want to have an impact on Zapotec art.

"Our dream today is to create wood carvings that characterize us as a family committed to the reforestation of the copal tree.

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WOMEN S M L XL XXL
4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
BUST 35 - 36 37 - 38 39 - 41 42 - 44 46 - 48
WAIST 27 - 28 29 - 30 31 - 33 34 - 36 38 - 40
HIPS 37 - 38 39 - 40 42 - 43 45 - 46 49 - 50
MEN S M L XL XXL
CHEST 36 - 38 39 - 41 42 - 44 46 - 48 50 - 52
WAIST 30 - 32 32 - 34 35 - 37 38 - 41 43 - 45
NECK 14 - 14.5 15 - 15.5 16 - 16.5 17 - 17.5 18 - 18.5
SLEEVE 32.5 33.5 34.5 35.5 36.5
FINDING YOUR SIZE

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BUST / CHEST

Measure around the fullest part of chest under the arms and over the shoulder blades keeping the tape measure level.

WAIST

Measure around the smallest part of the waist keeping the tape measure comfortably loose. Most garments use the low waist measurement noted below.

LOW WAIST

Measure around the body approximately 1.5" below the natural waist (above). This is the area where most pants and skirts actually fit.

HIPS

Standing with your heels together, measure around the fullest part of the body approx 7"-8" below the waist.

NECK

Measure around the base of the neck keeping the tape measure comfortably loose.

SLEEVE

Bend elbow slightly and starting at the center back of the neck, measure across the shoulder, to the elbow and down to the wrist.

INSEAM

Our standard inseam length for women is 32" and 34" for men; however inseam measurements will vary slightly by style.

 

Belts with buckles are measured in inches that correspond to a waist size however, most people do not wear belts on the waist, they wear them closer to the hips. A buckle belt measurement is take from the end of the "pin" of the buckle to the middle hole on the belt. Generally there are 5 holes for size adjustment, with a 1" space between each, so the middle hole will the be average size of the belt.

For at tie belt (no buckle) measure the belt portion end to end and half of the tie portion. This again is the medium size of the belt.

For a soft fabric tie belt it can be called "1 size fits most" and the entire length of the belt should be measured and listed.

See buckle/tie belt size standards below.

WOMEN S M L XL  
4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
inches 26 - 30 28 - 32 31 - 35 34 - 38 38 - 42
cm 76 - 86 81.5 - 91.5 86.5 - 96.5 91.5 - 101.5 96.5 - 106.5

+/- tolerance: 0.5 inches or 1.25 cm

MEN S M L XL XXL
inches 30 - 34 32 - 36 35 - 39 39 - 43 43 - 47
cm 81.5 - 91.5 86.5 - 96.5 91.5 - 101.5 96.5 - 106.5 109 - 119

+/- tolerance: 0.5 inches or 1.25 cm

Sash tie length

Lay sash/tie out flat away from the garment and measure from end to end.

Belt with buckle

Measure from the end of the pin of the buckle (where it touches the buckle) to the middle hole.

Belt without buckle

Measure from the belt portion end to end and half of the tie portion. This is will give you the medium size of the belt.

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