Our Lady of Candelaria Handcrafted Religious Wood Sculpture _artisan--novica-artisan-9750 With a smiling if startled

With a smiling if startled expression

The leaves

She shares her patents' love of gemstones and her husband's passion for handcrafted silver work

Globes of sky blue quartz are set within tiers of silver chain that suspend sparkling glass beads and additional quartz beads

2 cm) at widest point

Our Lady of Candelaria Handcrafted Religious Wood Sculpture _artisan--novica-artisan-9750 With a smiling if startled'In my village we are very devoted to Our Lady of Candelaria, so this sculpture is my way of honoring her,' says Jose Canil Ramos with pride and devotion. The Virgin of Candelaria is celebrated on February 2nd, which is when people put away the nativity scenes and thus concludes the Christmas celebrations. In Guatemala, she is the patron saint of the cities of Chiantla, Colotenango and Jacaltenango (of the Huehuetenango region) and Cunn (of the El