Psychedelic Turtle Hand Painted Alebrije Turtle Wood Sculpture from Mexico Cold Weather Boots gem of insight

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Psychedelic Turtle Hand Painted Alebrije Turtle Wood Sculpture from Mexico Cold Weather Boots gem of insightWith colorful flowers blossoming on its shell, this turtle captivates with psychedelic artistry. Zeny and Reyna craft this endearing alebrije sculpture with techniques inherited from their parents. They carve a found piece of copal wood into the statuette and proceed to paint it with hand crafted artistry. Alebrijes are a fairly recent Mexican art form, attributed to Pedro Linares. Unconscious due to illness in 1936, he was presumed near death and yet