NOVICA Home Accents from Guatemala 'These Lovely Rivers'

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• Size: 0.8 x 3.7 x 11.25 inches
• Handmade by Novica artisans using time-honored traditional methods
• Includes an official card certifying the item is authentic, artisan crafted and of exceptional quality
• Quality craftsmanship: Novica works with artisan Braulio Masis to craft this item
• Product info: Cedarwood

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Novica works together with talented artists, artisans, and designers around the world to produce stunning, keepsake handmade treasures.About this item: The Costa Rican region is blessed with stunning waters. Proud of those paradisial waterscapes that saw him growing up, artisan Braulio Masis creates this cedarwood catchall whose canoe shape conveys adventure and exoticism. The piece is painted in a red hue, a symbol of romance. Wood grain and color can vary slightly|Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightlyAbout our Artist: ???My name is Braulio Masis Solano, and I am a creative, intelligent and kind person. I was born to a large family in San José, Costa Rica in 1967. We were 8 siblings and we lived through difficult times due to the economic situation, but my parents gave us all an education. ???Since I was little, I lived in a wooden house with others on a ranch in a small town. It was a very mountainous place without electricity and dirt streets. I lived with my parents, and due to our economic situation they sent me to study in the capital at a vocational school. From there I began to like wood and everything that can be made with it. As a , I played with pieces of wood, and over time I learned to make figures and toys out of wood. I remember that the first thing I made was a tractor with a piece of wood and the wheels were bottle caps. I gave the first work to my mother. Then, as a teenager, I learned to make furniture until I perfected the gift. ???I've been in my own business for 30 years. I like wood, its texture and its smell. I was trained in art from a very young age and took workshops to perfect the techniques. I use recycled wood, as a way to help the environment. I also use chisels, gouges, blades, sanding discs, saws, etc. I classify the wood by size and color, and then I mark the piece that I am going to cut. I rough out the excess, and then with